US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc in Colorado

MS-DRG 660: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm with cc

$65,893typical hospital bill
$12,638typical amount paid
$9,952–$15,358range paid across 5 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $65,893 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
AdventHealth LittletonLittleton12$65,559$9,952
Uch-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs14$72,648$10,584
Medical Center of the RockiesLoveland12$51,663$12,638
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs18$65,893$14,980
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora15$136,786$15,358

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.