US Health Care Costs

Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.r. Procedures with Cc in Colorado

MS-DRG 857: Postoperative or post-traumatic infections with o.r. procedures with cc

$158,668average hospital bill
$24,986average amount paid

One Colorado hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $158,668, about 6.4 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora20$158,668$24,986

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.