Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) in Colorado

MS-DRG 274: Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without mcc

$208,445typical hospital bill

$25,574typical amount paid

$23,341–$32,735range paid across 15 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $208,445 for this stay in 2024, about 8.2 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
Medical Center of the Rockies	Loveland	198	$86,537	$23,341
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital	Wheat Ridge	21	$228,060	$23,505
Boulder Community Health	Boulder	28	$167,025	$24,349
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services	Colorado Springs	85	$211,586	$24,523
HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center	Englewood	13	$480,841	$25,340
Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital	Lakewood	36	$208,445	$25,356
Uch-Memorial Health System	Colorado Springs	115	$185,400	$25,360
The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital	Aurora	41	$488,388	$25,574
Parkview Medical Center, Inc	Pueblo	40	$120,792	$26,285
AdventHealth Porter	Denver	57	$210,182	$26,336
Banner North Colorado Medical Center	Greeley	32	$105,788	$27,029
Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital	Grand Junction	57	$136,505	$27,272
Saint Joseph Hospital	Denver	186	$211,301	$28,342
University of Colorado Hospital Authority	Aurora	34	$229,986	$31,136
Valley View Hospital Association	Glenwood Springs	68	$112,799	$32,735

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.