US Health Care Costs

The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital

1501 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO 80012 · (303) 873-5511

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$6what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$39.1Mnet income, all sources
7.7%margin on patient care alone
$31.2Mcost of charity care (9.2% of costs)
$19.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
334beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

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 871274$193,549$16,748
Psychoses 88594$90,271$12,487
Heart failure, with major complications 29186$108,806$11,311
Lung infection, with major complications 17760$114,128$13,620
Kidney failure, with major complications 68251$161,855$12,634
Respiratory failure 18950$137,082$10,801
Heart attack, with major complications 28049$124,544$13,421
Pneumonia, with major complications 19344$109,328$11,904
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85344$503,206$44,150
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64043$113,717$11,380
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27441$488,388$25,574
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69837$190,983$13,519
Kidney failure, with complications 68334$93,446$8,110
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30930$76,261$7,305
Stomach and digestive disorders 39229$87,280$7,442
Back problems (no surgery) 55229$92,018$8,437
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$117,833$9,127
Stroke, with major complications 06427$188,093$15,554
Sepsis 87227$94,104$11,167
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48126$228,465$17,086
Hip or knee replacement 47025$236,739$16,153
Urinary tract infection 69025$79,087$7,098
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30823$118,252$10,439
Delirium and other mental confusion 88423$80,802$12,780
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68921$106,877$10,975
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32119$352,838$23,157
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69919$125,222$9,092
Heart attack, with complications 28118$118,258$10,456
Seizures with Mcc 10017$247,507$15,461
Fainting 31216$80,577$7,392
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52216$271,639$18,334
Heart stent 32215$263,422$16,813
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc 43215$216,926$22,283
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46715$428,650$26,791
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48015$319,275$22,718
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64115$78,622$7,095
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06514$131,582$8,856
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Mcc 09114$137,271$14,398
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17514$144,135$11,728
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60314$86,191$8,006
Dysequilibrium 14913$102,942$6,871
Major Chest Procedures with Mcc 16313$399,316$39,724
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc 23613$578,316$33,336
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24313$193,456$18,774
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$214,582$18,735
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38913$84,886$7,547
Other digestive problems, with complications 39413$96,735$8,392
Diabetes, with major complications 63713$115,538$12,409
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders Without Mcc 07412$81,058$8,154
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39112$108,001$10,755
Seizures 10111$128,260$7,467
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc 23311$775,425$62,980
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28611$335,807$22,047
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 85411$243,748$18,907
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87011$858,409$71,596
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy 89511$45,302$12,750

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