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Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus LLC

Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty·Tucson, AZ·NPI: 1265820179SharePrint Report

Red Flags Explained

Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:

Rate Outlier

Rate Outlier means this provider charges above the 90th percentile for multiple different procedure codes simultaneously. While one high-cost code could reflect specialization, consistently high rates across many codes may indicate systematic overbilling.

These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.

Risk Assessment

Bills $406.04 per claim for 99284 (Emergency dept visit, high complexity) — 5.8× the national median of $69.51.

Bills $484.12 per claim for 99285 (Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity) — 5.7× the national median of $85.65.

Bills $322.65 per claim for 99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity) — 7.6× the national median of $42.48.

Billing in the top 1% nationally for 1 procedure code: 78452.

This is a statistical summary, not an accusation. See our methodology.

Compared to Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty Peers

Total spending distribution among 12 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $194.4M is at the 90th percentile among 12 Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty providers.

Above 90th percentile for this specialty — higher spending than 10 of 12 peers

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$194.4M

$194,417,423

Total Claims

3.6M

Beneficiaries

2.5M

1.4 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$55

#475 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus LLC is a Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty provider based in Tucson, AZ. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $194.4M in Medicaid payments across 3.6M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $194.4M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 24,302 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

2% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$27.2M
+16%
2019
$31.5M
-25%
2020
$23.7M
+20%
2021
$28.4M
-1%
2022
$28.0M
+4%
2023
$29.1M
-9%
2024
$26.6M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99284 (Emergency dept visit, high complexity)) accounts for 16% of total spending.

99284Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$30.2M

74K claims · 15.5%

Your Cost: $406.04/claim|Median: $69.51
5.8× median
99285Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$27.0M

56K claims · 13.9%

Your Cost: $484.12/claim|Median: $85.65
5.7× median
99283Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$18.8M

58K claims · 9.7%

Your Cost: $322.65/claim|Median: $42.48
7.6× median
J9271Top 25%

Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg

$16.4M

2K claims · 8.4%

Your Cost: $8,547.66/claim|Median: $5,391.55
1.6× median
74177Top 5%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$10.7M

17K claims · 5.5%

Your Cost: $630.07/claim|Median: $65.76
9.6× median
70450Top 10%

CT head/brain without contrast

$3.9M

21K claims · 2.0%

Your Cost: $189.49/claim|Median: $45.53
4.2× median
J1561Normal range

$3.4M

2K claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $1,744.61/claim|Median: $1,482.84
1.2× median
77301Top 5%

$3.3M

830 claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $4,005.52/claim|Median: $546.64
7.3× median
93306Top 5%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$3.0M

9K claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $331.79/claim|Median: $54.68
6.1× median
43239Top 5%

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$3.0M

5K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $641.86/claim|Median: $151.68
4.2× median
C1713Top 10%

Anchor or screw for tissue to bone fixation

$2.7M

2K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $1,642.07/claim|Median: $123.40
13.3× median
99282Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$2.7M

20K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $138.15/claim|Median: $37.72
3.7× median
G0378Normal range

Hospital observation service, per hour

$2.7M

37K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $71.63/claim|Median: $99.39
0.7× median
70553Top 5%

MRI brain without contrast, then with contrast

$2.6M

3K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $882.91/claim|Median: $133.68
6.6× median
77386Normal range

Intensity modulated radiation treatment delivery, complex

$2.6M

13K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $199.62/claim|Median: $260.56
0.8× median
J2505Top 25%

$2.5M

628 claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $4,059.60/claim|Median: $1,842.27
2.2× median
80053Top 25%

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$2.4M

195K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $12.43/claim|Median: $7.24
1.7× median
95810Top 10%

Polysomnography, sleep study, 6+ hours

$1.9M

2K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $784.33/claim|Median: $233.73
3.4× median
Q5111Top 25%

$1.8M

796 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $2,320.34/claim|Median: $1,602.88
1.4× median
J9299Normal range

Nivolumab (Opdivo) injection, 1 mg

$1.8M

411 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $4,445.04/claim|Median: $3,562.28
1.3× median
96365Normal range

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$1.8M

31K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $57.91/claim|Median: $54.77
1.1× median
78452Top 1%

Myocardial perfusion imaging, SPECT, multiple studies

$1.6M

1K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $1,113.48/claim|Median: $106.14
10.5× median
J9035Top 5%

Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg

$1.5M

439 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $3,428.04/claim|Median: $43.71
78.4× median
74176Top 5%

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$1.5M

3K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $490.45/claim|Median: $60.19
8.2× median
J9312Top 25%

$1.3M

276 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $4,732.56/claim|Median: $2,705.30
1.8× median
J9355Normal range

Injection, trastuzumab, ten milligrams

$1.2M

558 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $2,194.46/claim|Median: $1,942.13
1.1× median
45385Top 10%

Colonoscopy with polyp removal, snare technique

$1.2M

2K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $724.25/claim|Median: $255.17
2.8× median
45380Top 25%

Colonoscopy with biopsy

$1.2M

2K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $562.99/claim|Median: $200.68
2.8× median
88185Top 5%

$1.2M

2K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $527.93/claim|Median: $119.02
4.4× median
49083Top 10%

$1.2M

2K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $499.96/claim|Median: $78.44
6.4× median