Bowel surgery, with complications in Colorado

MS-DRG 330: Major small and large bowel procedures with cc

$142,325typical hospital bill

$19,419typical amount paid

$17,193–$37,824range paid across 16 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $142,325 for this stay in 2024, about 7.3 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
Boulder Community Health	Boulder	20	$177,035	$17,193
Community Hospital	Grand Junction	12	$88,185	$17,515
Poudre Valley Hospital	Fort Collins	15	$121,246	$17,607
Medical Center of the Rockies	Loveland	29	$147,781	$17,830
HCA Healthone Rose	Denver	14	$248,232	$17,956
HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center	Englewood	27	$195,027	$18,511
Uch-Memorial Health System	Colorado Springs	40	$123,153	$18,528
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services	Colorado Springs	42	$124,658	$18,585
Sky Ridge Medical Center	Lone Tree	26	$331,917	$20,252
Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital	Grand Junction	19	$108,504	$20,419
Parkview Medical Center, Inc	Pueblo	17	$219,619	$20,532
Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital	Lakewood	26	$113,057	$21,549
Banner North Colorado Medical Center	Greeley	14	$95,648	$21,585
Saint Joseph Hospital	Denver	14	$136,870	$22,950
University of Colorado Hospital Authority	Aurora	71	$157,667	$27,228
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes	Denver	22	$401,347	$37,824

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.