US Health Care Costs

Nervous System Neoplasms with Mcc in Colorado

MS-DRG 054: Nervous system neoplasms with mcc

$192,724typical hospital bill
$13,900typical amount paid
$10,508–$19,604range paid across 3 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $192,724 for this stay in 2024, about 13.9 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
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs18$76,299$10,508
HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood12$300,097$13,900
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora22$192,724$19,604

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.