US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc in Colorado

MS-DRG 432: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with mcc

$113,206typical hospital bill
$16,312typical amount paid
$14,249–$23,693range paid across 5 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $113,206 for this stay in 2024, about 6.9 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
Uch-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs25$79,553$14,249
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs20$97,259$14,976
Parkview Medical Center, IncPueblo16$113,206$16,312
The Medical Center of Aurora & South HospitalAurora15$216,926$22,283
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora18$178,001$23,693

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.