US Health Care Costs

Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant in Colorado

MS-DRG 014: Allogeneic bone marrow transplant

$952,099typical hospital bill
$113,581typical amount paid
$105,986–$121,176range paid across 2 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $952,099 for this stay in 2024, about 8.4 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver28$1,231,230$105,986
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora13$672,968$121,176

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.