Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $12,197 per stay at 2,098 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $9,650 and $12,792.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $12,197
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $9,650–$12,792
- Medicare’s share
- $9,974
- Average billed charge
- $57,943
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,098
Hospitals in Colorado
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 31 hospitals
- $11,080
- Median hospital
- $10,930
- Lowest to highest
- $9,205–$18,430
- Medicare stays
- 997
31 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Center Of The Rockies | 19 | $9,205 | 25% below the national average | $8,088 | $66,893 |
| Boulder Community Health | 48 | $9,314 | 24% below the national average | $7,967 | $69,314 |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock | 15 | $9,407 | 23% below the national average | $7,886 | $72,731 |
| AdventHealth Parker | 50 | $9,541 | 22% below the national average | $8,035 | $67,428 |
| UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | 23 | $9,544 | 22% below the national average | $7,320 | $83,199 |
| AdventHealth Littleton | 46 | $9,667 | 21% below the national average | $8,201 | $82,560 |
| Montrose Regional Health | 21 | $9,673 | 21% below the national average | $8,741 | $30,535 |
| UCH-Memorial Health System | 87 | $9,678 | 21% below the national average | $8,345 | $66,236 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC | 11 | $9,741 | 20% below the national average | $7,280 | $62,325 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 80 | $9,840 | 19% below the national average | $7,923 | $67,435 |
| HCA Healthone Rose | 19 | $9,890 | 19% below the national average | $7,842 | $111,652 |
| Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | 36 | $10,038 | 18% below the national average | $8,379 | $66,069 |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes | 11 | $10,117 | 17% below the national average | $8,478 | $109,981 |
| Longmont United Hospital | 16 | $10,514 | 14% below the national average | $9,494 | $68,204 |
| The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital | 50 | $10,801 | 11% below the national average | $9,187 | $137,082 |
| Poudre Valley Hospital | 28 | $10,930 | 10% below the national average | $9,402 | $65,158 |
| Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | 28 | $11,112 | About average | $7,509 | $78,199 |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center | 31 | $11,179 | About average | $8,751 | $108,765 |
| Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | 16 | $11,209 | About average | $8,527 | $51,034 |
| UCHealth Greeley Hospital | 19 | $11,281 | About average | $8,378 | $48,583 |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge | 38 | $11,314 | About average | $9,638 | $109,796 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 39 | $11,422 | About average | $8,482 | $136,205 |
| AdventHealth Porter | 27 | $11,604 | About average | $8,940 | $81,118 |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | 18 | $11,973 | About average | $10,393 | $47,577 |
| Valley View Hospital Association | 21 | $12,142 | About average | $10,745 | $48,354 |
| Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus | 31 | $12,418 | About average | $9,594 | $68,209 |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center | 13 | $12,682 | About average | $8,911 | $28,760 |
| Parkview Medical Center, Inc | 53 | $12,936 | About average | $8,737 | $77,078 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | 14 | $14,136 | 16% above the national average | $12,021 | $118,918 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 68 | $14,668 | 20% above the national average | $11,287 | $99,035 |
| Denver Health & Hospital Authority | 21 | $18,430 | 51% above the national average | $17,031 | $28,693 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11K | $45K |
| 2021 | $11K | $48K |
| 2022 | $11K | $52K |
| 2023 | $12K | $54K |
| 2024 | $12K | $58K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 5 | 424 | $8,089 | $7,220–$7,980 |
| Arkansas | 22 | 1,270 | $9,183 | $8,666–$9,611 |
| Kentucky | 42 | 1,753 | $9,410 | $8,642–$9,960 |
| Mississippi | 28 | 1,166 | $9,491 | $8,841–$9,859 |
| Louisiana | 32 | 1,125 | $9,678 | $8,503–$10,612 |
| Montana | 10 | 250 | $9,987 | $9,467–$10,067 |
| Kansas | 26 | 1,060 | $10,043 | $8,893–$11,299 |
| Tennessee | 48 | 1,926 | $10,069 | $8,862–$10,296 |
| Alabama | 37 | 1,022 | $10,105 | $8,566–$10,341 |
| Iowa | 28 | 1,215 | $10,161 | $8,837–$10,268 |
| Oklahoma | 33 | 1,541 | $10,187 | $9,151–$10,593 |
| Indiana | 60 | 2,399 | $10,354 | $9,529–$10,912 |
| Ohio | 93 | 3,385 | $10,459 | $9,153–$10,977 |
| Idaho | 12 | 474 | $10,491 | $10,135–$11,346 |
| Florida | 139 | 5,587 | $10,618 | $9,353–$11,085 |
| Missouri | 46 | 1,778 | $10,660 | $8,934–$10,568 |
| West Virginia | 15 | 914 | $10,696 | $8,699–$10,737 |
| Virginia | 60 | 2,193 | $10,867 | $9,392–$11,074 |
| Wisconsin | 45 | 1,552 | $10,878 | $9,393–$10,879 |
| South Carolina | 36 | 1,882 | $10,957 | $9,461–$11,163 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 339 | $11,059 | $9,941–$12,407 |
| Colorado | 31 | 997 | $11,080 | $9,710–$11,788 |
| Nebraska | 15 | 689 | $11,127 | $8,816–$11,926 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 475 | $11,285 | $9,934–$12,183 |
| Pennsylvania | 98 | 4,123 | $11,304 | $9,349–$11,780 |
| North Carolina | 60 | 2,238 | $11,396 | $9,411–$11,328 |
| Illinois | 92 | 4,161 | $11,432 | $9,648–$12,384 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 502 | $11,455 | $9,976–$12,691 |
| Arizona | 37 | 1,401 | $11,551 | $10,055–$14,104 |
| Michigan | 70 | 2,978 | $11,577 | $10,157–$11,549 |
| Minnesota | 34 | 1,357 | $11,677 | $9,832–$11,546 |
| New Mexico | 15 | 441 | $11,712 | $9,947–$14,534 |
| Georgia | 67 | 2,326 | $11,764 | $10,019–$12,376 |
| Washington | 40 | 1,919 | $11,824 | $10,767–$12,246 |
| Texas | 144 | 7,359 | $11,851 | $9,829–$11,521 |
| Nevada | 18 | 1,006 | $11,919 | $11,009–$12,068 |
| Delaware | 6 | 438 | $12,021 | $10,293–$12,264 |
| Utah | 14 | 414 | $12,043 | $10,289–$12,061 |
| Oregon | 22 | 782 | $12,399 | $10,974–$13,228 |
| Massachusetts | 46 | 2,444 | $12,470 | $10,496–$13,542 |
| New Jersey | 46 | 2,268 | $12,508 | $10,933–$13,677 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 200 | $12,790 | $10,844–$13,154 |
| Wyoming | 4 | 99 | $13,156 | $13,859–$15,194 |
| Connecticut | 22 | 985 | $13,777 | $12,004–$14,779 |
| Maine | 10 | 289 | $14,774 | $10,659–$13,889 |
| New York | 101 | 4,957 | $14,981 | $11,710–$15,733 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 170 | $15,386 | $14,427–$17,551 |
| California | 195 | 7,155 | $15,884 | $13,073–$16,320 |
| Alaska | 6 | 317 | $15,910 | $14,671–$20,089 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 160 | $16,251 | $15,363–$16,132 |
| Maryland | 39 | 4,086 | $20,991 | $17,267–$23,101 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.