US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Cc in Colorado

MS-DRG 920: Complications of treatment with cc

$67,779typical hospital bill
$10,122typical amount paid
$8,275–$11,970range paid across 2 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $67,779 for this stay in 2024, about 6.7 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 Springs12$67,975$8,275
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora17$67,582$11,970

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.