US Health Care Costs

AdventHealth Porter

2525 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210 · (303) 778-1955

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$40.7Mnet income, all sources
−14.8%margin on patient care alone
$6.9Mcost of charity care (2.2% of costs)
$2.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
169beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871134$103,384$17,114
Heart failure, with major complications 29160$76,485$11,531
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27457$210,182$26,336
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46742$154,421$27,753
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69835$103,239$14,109
Kidney Transplant 65233$287,473$29,341
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45431$399,272$63,397
Respiratory failure 18927$81,118$11,604
Sepsis 87227$55,895$10,037
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85324$207,060$41,090
Lung infection, with major complications 17722$92,716$14,722
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46022$219,579$35,167
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64022$79,151$12,906
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Mcc 45320$448,349$86,154
Pneumonia, with major complications 19319$67,141$11,355
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47218$153,574$23,506
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39116$88,352$13,852
Kidney failure, with complications 68316$54,403$7,910
Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Cc 42715$377,480$75,329
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46815$178,602$20,274
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60314$41,451$8,829
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$63,751$11,847
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30813$60,034$10,625
Hip or knee replacement 47013$89,612$19,427
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69912$55,914$9,471
Heart attack, with major complications 28011$89,952$13,952
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$57,329$12,143
Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections Without Mcc 86311$73,588$9,079

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