US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Colorado

MS-DRG 039: Extracranial procedures without cc/mcc

$69,033typical hospital bill
$9,804typical amount paid
$8,559–$10,193range paid across 3 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,033 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 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
Medical Center of the RockiesLoveland12$85,626$8,559
Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional HospitalGrand Junction14$68,738$9,804
Uch-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs16$69,033$10,193

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.