US Health Care Costs

Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Cc in Colorado

MS-DRG 035: Carotid artery stent procedures with cc

$101,144typical hospital bill
$17,440typical amount paid
$17,348–$17,533range paid across 2 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $101,144 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs11$100,476$17,348
Uch-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs13$101,812$17,533

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.