Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

1500 Park Central Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 · (720) 516-1000

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

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$7.7Mnet income, all sources

0.2%margin on patient care alone

$5.4Mcost of charity care (2.2% of costs)

$6.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

139beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	117	$107,364	$14,942
Heart failure, with major complications 291	70	$72,976	$9,466
Lung infection, with major complications 177	55	$82,884	$12,082
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	49	$66,886	$10,076
Urinary tract infection 690	34	$49,588	$5,836
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	24	$55,344	$7,395
Respiratory failure 189	23	$83,199	$9,544
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	23	$48,362	$5,399
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	23	$50,227	$5,725
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	21	$93,598	$12,939
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	20	$56,441	$7,034
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	20	$66,912	$9,709
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	20	$98,366	$14,165
Kidney failure, with complications 683	20	$42,686	$6,797
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	20	$53,043	$8,852
Heart attack, with major complications 280	18	$71,958	$10,708
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	18	$44,860	$6,281
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	18	$43,651	$5,643
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	17	$60,798	$8,919
Sepsis 872	17	$69,061	$7,401
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	16	$71,953	$7,381
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	16	$59,638	$5,834
Pneumonia, with complications 194	15	$50,433	$5,886
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	15	$285,424	$39,898
Major Head and Neck Procedures with Cc 141	14	$126,434	$15,261
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 176	14	$51,585	$6,699
Lung infection, with complications 178	14	$63,077	$6,972
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	14	$72,169	$8,699
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	14	$314,805	$44,918
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 372	14	$69,904	$7,512
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 393	14	$108,764	$15,314
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 483	14	$125,297	$17,882
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	14	$77,724	$9,900
Back problems (no surgery) 552	13	$41,036	$6,880
Diabetes, with major complications 637	13	$93,468	$10,443
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 202	12	$65,563	$6,968
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 643	12	$78,894	$11,621

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