Western Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments

Western Regional Medical Center reported 11 Medicare inpatient stays across 1 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.3 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 164, Major Chest Procedures with CC: 11 stays at an average charge of $112,315, 12% below the national average. It also billed 1,223 outpatient services, charging 9.46 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 11
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.3×
3Rank in AZ (highest ratio = 1) –
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Western Regional Medical Center, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 1 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Western Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRG	Stays	Avg charge	vs US	Avg paid
164 Major Chest Procedures with CC	11	$112,315	-12%	$21,185

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 2 Urology and Related Services	244	$5,148	$666
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	132	$14,619	$1,581
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	116	$25,354	$1,855
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	111	$18,257	$1,986
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	110	$25,498	$2,771
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	99	$27,849	$3,108
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	62	$25,916	$5,046
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	47	$41,039	$6,359
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	46	$22,951	$3,399
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	41	$59,839	$10,029
Level 2 Vascular Procedures	39	$11,862	$1,562
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy	32	$54,270	$6,674
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	28	$26,497	$3,717
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	27	$32,134	$3,652
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures	20	$24,071	$2,737
Comprehensive Observation Services	20	$28,527	$2,402
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	19	$33,685	$5,626
Implantation of Drug Infusion Device	19	$80,959	$17,353
Complex GI Procedures	11	$36,837	$5,557

Against the Arizona average

For Major Chest Procedures with CC (DRG 164), Western Regional Medical Center charged $112,315 on average, 20% less than the Arizona average of $139,667, and was paid $21,185 against a state average of $24,745. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $5,148 was 55% above the state average of $3,313. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $14,619 was 26% above the state average of $11,577. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $25,354 was 75% above the state average of $14,511. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $18,257 was 26% above the state average of $14,446.

Price-transparency record

No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.

Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.