US Health Care Costs

Pleural Effusion with Mcc in Colorado

MS-DRG 186: Pleural effusion with mcc

$75,921average hospital bill
$10,976average amount paid

One Colorado hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $75,921, about 6.9 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Uch-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs11$75,921$10,976

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.