Northwest Medical Center
6200 NORTH LA CHOLLA BOULEVARD, Tucson, AZ 85741
Northwest Medical Center in Tucson, AZ has an average Medicare payment of $17,745 and a Value Score of C (54/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Northwest Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Northwest Medical Center earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. The underlying CMS Hospital Compare measures are mostly favorable — the better-than-benchmark count exceeds the worse-than-benchmark count by a meaningful margin.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Northwest Medical Center is $17,745, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 54/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Northwest Medical Center is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. The CMS payment record for Northwest Medical Center lists 18 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, GI Hemorrhage with MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $28,297 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $12,124 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $11,593 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $46,179 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,628 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $12,671 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $11,957 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $12,796 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $6,599 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $60,924 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $11,700 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $13,783 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,572 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $22,405 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $10,008 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $10,875 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $13,478 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $16,826 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Northwest Medical Center Compares
Northwest Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $17,745, 11% above the Arizona state average of $16,036. That is 12% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (34% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (54/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Northwest Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Northwest Medical Center has an average payment of $17,745 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Northwest Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Northwest Medical Center has a Value Score of C (54/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Northwest Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 6200 NORTH LA CHOLLA BOULEVARD, Tucson, AZ 85741. Phone: (520) 469-8100.
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Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.