Chest pain in Colorado
MS-DRG 313: Chest pain
Colorado hospitals compared
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora | – | – | – | – | $13,349$9,087–$18,881 · 23 plans |
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.
What it is
This code is used when a patient is admitted with chest pain and a heart attack has been ruled out, but no other specific cause is recorded.
What to expect
Repeated blood tests and electrocardiograms, heart monitoring, and often a stress test or heart scan. Most stays last a day or two.
What moves the bill
Heart tests and imaging make up most of a short stay's bill.
General information, not medical advice.
Before you go
- Ask for an estimate. Hospitals must give uninsured and self-pay patients a written good-faith estimate before planned care.
- Check the network. Confirm that the hospital and the doctors are in your plan's network.
- Ask about financial help. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance policy; many discount or forgive bills by income.
- Get an itemized bill. Compare it with the estimate and question anything you don't recognise.