US Health Care Costs

Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc in Colorado

MS-DRG 180: Respiratory neoplasms with mcc

$84,803typical hospital bill
$13,518typical amount paid
$13,180–$19,660range paid across 3 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $84,803 for this stay in 2024, about 6.3 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
Parkview Medical Center, IncPueblo13$82,322$13,180
Uch-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs24$84,803$13,518
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora17$135,584$19,660

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.