Bowel obstruction, with complications in Colorado
MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
$60,630typical hospital bill
$6,679typical amount paid
$5,834–$10,603range paid across 16 hospitals
Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $60,630 for this stay in 2024, about 9.1 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | Highlands Ranch | 16 | $59,638 | $5,834 | |
| Medical Center of the Rockies | Loveland | 17 | $37,480 | $6,133 | |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton | 17 | $64,988 | $6,137 | |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | Colorado Springs | 25 | $63,753 | $6,423 | |
| Longs Peak Hospital | Longmont | 20 | $43,664 | $6,484 | |
| AdventHealth Parker | Parker | 20 | $58,464 | $6,649 | |
| Poudre Valley Hospital | Fort Collins | 21 | $26,636 | $6,674 | |
| HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center | Englewood | 16 | $71,041 | $6,674 | |
| Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | Lakewood | 18 | $41,583 | $6,684 | |
| Parkview Medical Center, Inc | Pueblo | 15 | $61,621 | $6,835 | |
| Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | Grand Junction | 20 | $24,369 | $6,951 | |
| HCA Healthone Rose | Denver | 16 | $85,638 | $6,992 | |
| Uch-Memorial Health System | Colorado Springs | 37 | $41,021 | $6,997 | |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center | Lone Tree | 21 | $112,266 | $7,394 | |
| The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital | Aurora | 13 | $84,886 | $7,547 | |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora | 30 | $74,463 | $10,603 |
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.