US Health Care Costs

Boulder Community Health

4747 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80304 · (303) 440-2273

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

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$43.6Mnet income, all sources
0.8%margin on patient care alone
$2.5Mcost of charity care (0.7% of costs)
$12.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
139beds

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 87196$108,408$14,554
Heart failure, with major complications 29187$93,404$9,665
Lung infection, with major complications 17761$103,967$12,850
Pneumonia, with major complications 19353$72,083$10,051
Respiratory failure 18948$69,314$9,314
Stomach and digestive disorders 39247$44,675$6,287
Hip or knee replacement 47039$117,350$13,828
Back problems (no surgery) 55236$64,133$7,359
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization 21931$436,560$61,414
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 26631$251,009$47,090
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37831$70,275$7,445
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48131$156,957$14,973
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45430$435,058$50,207
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30929$49,063$6,175
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60329$49,645$6,784
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27428$167,025$24,349
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30827$89,611$9,137
Heart stent 32227$222,823$14,040
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17525$74,629$10,340
Kidney failure, with complications 68324$58,268$6,965
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46723$172,167$23,910
Sepsis 87222$74,373$7,886
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64121$51,950$6,083
Stroke, with major complications 06420$114,325$12,831
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28620$165,684$15,973
Bowel surgery, with complications 33020$177,035$17,193
Kidney failure, with major complications 68220$81,902$11,259
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68920$92,640$8,995
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06518$85,727$7,683
Heart catheterization 28717$116,530$9,227
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64017$73,319$9,749
Major Chest Procedures with Mcc 16315$247,181$40,294
COPD, with major complications 19015$83,080$8,493
Irregular heartbeat 31015$42,789$4,551
Fainting 31215$58,013$6,671
Urinary tract infection 69015$54,489$6,218
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85315$271,996$35,837
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc 23314$445,257$62,858
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32914$408,257$47,813
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48014$178,164$20,456
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56314$61,462$6,751
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20213$56,512$7,440
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39113$65,266$9,656
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53613$53,407$6,118
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07112$73,712$7,812
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52212$157,610$15,080
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$112,961$13,544
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02511$245,636$29,356
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$50,229$6,408
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc 24211$200,617$24,739
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37711$109,724$13,328
Other digestive problems, with complications 39411$67,909$7,243
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94811$62,807$6,113

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