Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug in Colorado
MS-DRG 065: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours
$69,243typical hospital bill
$8,682typical amount paid
$7,381–$11,479range paid across 23 hospitals
Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,243 for this stay in 2024, about 8.0 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)
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.