US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in Colorado

MS-DRG 917: Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with mcc

$80,971typical hospital bill
$12,724typical amount paid
$12,111–$13,338range paid across 2 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $80,971 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs20$92,886$12,111
Uch-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs14$69,057$13,338

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.