US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in Colorado

MS-DRG 235: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization with mcc

$405,159typical hospital bill
$49,613typical amount paid
$48,143–$62,685range paid across 3 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $405,159 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood12$547,205$48,143
Medical Center of the RockiesLoveland18$405,159$49,613
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora18$336,406$62,685

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.