US Health Care Costs

Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Mcc in Colorado

MS-DRG 056: Degenerative nervous system disorders with mcc

$99,743typical hospital bill
$16,127typical amount paid
$15,989–$23,151range paid across 3 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $99,743 for this stay in 2024, about 6.2 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
Uch-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs21$99,743$15,989
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs16$94,627$16,127
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora15$121,221$23,151

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.