US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc in Colorado

MS-DRG 468: Revision of hip or knee replacement without cc/mcc

$132,237typical hospital bill
$22,520typical amount paid
$19,546–$44,449range paid across 11 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $132,237 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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
AdventHealth Castle RockCastle Rock11$122,601$19,546
Community HospitalGrand Junction12$116,477$19,959
AdventHealth PorterDenver15$178,602$20,274
HCA Healthone RoseDenver17$296,001$20,377
Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins22$77,710$20,829
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver12$418,511$22,520
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs38$132,237$22,776
Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med CampusLakewood12$144,485$23,399
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora16$129,584$25,917
Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree24$298,919$25,931
Vail Health HospitalVail15$72,634$44,449

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.