US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Mcc in Colorado

MS-DRG 919: Complications of treatment with mcc

$83,456typical hospital bill
$14,691typical amount paid
$14,120–$26,911range paid across 4 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,456 for this stay in 2024, about 5.7 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 Springs20$78,946$14,120
Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins13$47,086$14,587
Centura Health-St Anthony HospitalLakewood18$87,965$14,795
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora35$180,223$26,911

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.