US Health Care Costs

Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc in Colorado

MS-DRG 439: Disorders of pancreas except malignancy with cc

$65,668typical hospital bill
$8,811typical amount paid
$6,870–$10,752range paid across 2 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $65,668 for this stay in 2024, about 7.5 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 Springs18$47,509$6,870
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora15$83,827$10,752

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.