Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications in Colorado
MS-DRG 698: Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc
$86,466typical hospital bill
$13,519typical amount paid
$10,893–$23,119range paid across 29 hospitals
Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $86,466 for this stay in 2024, about 6.4 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)
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.