Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center
1301 South Crismon Road, Mesa, AZ 85209 · 138 Priced Procedures · 59% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +45% above the fair benchmark (1.45×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.45× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.6× Medicare (p50 1.52×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.9× Medicare (p75 2.00×, +32% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 1.11× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 4% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- 2-Star CMS clinical rating with 59% patient recommendation (55/100 safety score)
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.45× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Captive ER (2.3×) & laboratory (5.2×) services average 1.19× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.6×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.00×) jump +32% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.52×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 18.4× Medicare (14¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 138 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 451 | $29,790 | 1.0× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $18,165 | 1.0× |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $18,042 | 0.9× |
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $16,545 | 0.9× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $7,668 | 0.9× |
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $5,861 | 2.0× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $5,871 | 1.0× |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $5,331 | 2.0× |
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $4,802 | 0.4× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $4,798 | 0.4× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $4,420 | 1.3× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $3,840 | 1.1× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $3,541 | 1.4× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $3,472 | 0.9× |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $3,332 | 1.0× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $1,949 | 1.3× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $1,843 | 1.5× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $1,493 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $1,444 | 1.5× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $1,426 | 1.4× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,393 | 1.4× |
| Residential mental health treatment HCPCS Code: H2036 | $1,036 | 2.6× |
| Behavioral health counseling (group) HCPCS Code: H0009 | $691 | 2.6× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $703 | 1.4× |
| Behavioral health assessment HCPCS Code: H0001 | $633 | 4.0× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($71,496) is $40,721 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 3.0× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (622 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.