Colorado / Adventhealth Parker

CMS certification 060114 · Parker, CO · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list

Adventhealth Parker: charges and Medicare payments

Adventhealth Parker reported 1,171 Medicare inpatient stays across 40 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 6.81 times what it was paid — mid-range in Colorado, number 15 of 37 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 6.33×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 294 stays at an average charge of $112,410, 24% above the national average. It also billed 847 outpatient services, charging 9.42 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 1,171
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 6.81×
3Rank in CO (highest ratio = 1) 15 of 37
4CMS price-transparency actions 2

Average charge per stay at Adventhealth Parker, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 40 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Adventhealth Parker charged more than the national average in 37 (93%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRG	Stays	Avg charge	vs US	Avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC	294	$112,410	+24%	$16,088
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	58	$75,054	+33%	$10,312
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	57	$69,374	+41%	$8,668
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	50	$67,428	+17%	$9,541
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	45	$62,494	-11%	$11,984
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	41	$70,011	+17%	$10,273
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	33	$95,446	+30%	$12,903
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	30	$234,923	+3%	$46,448
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	29	$116,646	+17%	$14,206
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	29	$56,470	+52%	$6,629
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	28	$53,852	+34%	$6,304
175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale	26	$67,003	+3%	$10,780
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	24	$68,748	+23%	$8,682
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	23	$54,626	+51%	$5,910
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	22	$71,311	+47%	$7,728
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC	20	$58,464	+50%	$6,649
453 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with MCC	20	$436,385	-4%	$77,443
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	20	$84,389	+40%	$9,747
682 Renal Failure with MCC	20	$80,438	+22%	$11,145
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	19	$138,478	+37%	$17,796
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	19	$68,489	+33%	$8,867
312 Syncope and Collapse	18	$69,381	+52%	$6,867
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	17	$73,818	+51%	$9,210
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	17	$64,747	+71%	$7,010
683 Renal Failure with CC	16	$60,240	+48%	$7,086
025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC	15	$280,683	+21%	$44,335
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	15	$114,867	+2%	$18,446
480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC	15	$146,604	+6%	$20,212
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	14	$150,797	-8%	$24,165
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	14	$87,855	+3%	$13,694
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC	13	$65,022	+29%	$8,734
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	13	$109,790	+18%	$14,174
472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC	13	$218,997	+53%	$25,510
521 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...	13	$140,046	+4%	$20,773
813 Coagulation Disorders	13	$89,729	+12%	$11,835
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	12	$77,091	+2%	$12,180
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	12	$122,352	+7%	$17,392
542 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective...	12	$100,980	+26%	$12,808
454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC	11	$352,942	+26%	$76,757
543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective...	11	$64,601	+32%	$8,022

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	133	$37,987	$5,432
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	116	$75,976	$12,510
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	83	$12,023	$1,522
Comprehensive Observation Services	78	$49,764	$2,606
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	58	$55,857	$6,717
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	40	$25,655	$3,034
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	36	$72,113	$9,792
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	35	$143,019	$17,701
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	35	$8,764	$1,811
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	35	$27,062	$3,294
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	30	$98,743	$10,463
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	26	$23,667	$3,081
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	24	$24,383	$2,615
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	20	$33,189	$3,107
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	19	$54,887	$6,208
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures	16	$16,310	$2,511
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	13	$27,140	$3,629
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	13	$25,627	$1,530
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	13	$15,360	$1,939
Level 5 ENT Procedures	12	$42,148	$5,575
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	12	$32,941	$4,926

Against the Colorado average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Adventhealth Parker charged $112,410 on average, 1% less than the Colorado average of $113,091, and was paid $16,088 against a state average of $16,848. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Adventhealth Parker charged $75,054 on average, 5% more than the Colorado average of $71,240, and was paid $10,312 against a state average of $11,134. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Adventhealth Parker charged $69,374 on average, 8% more than the Colorado average of $64,370, and was paid $8,668 against a state average of $9,284. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Adventhealth Parker charged $67,428 on average, 13% less than the Colorado average of $77,535, and was paid $9,541 against a state average of $11,131. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $37,987 was 27% below the state average of $52,169. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $75,976 was 15% below the state average of $89,547. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $12,023 was 13% below the state average of $13,898. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $49,764 was 46% above the state average of $34,074.

Price-transparency record

CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Adventhealth Parker in Parker, CO, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:

Met Requirements — 2023-04-25 (CMS case 1367)
Met Requirements — 2025-08-06 (CMS case 5819)

A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.

Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.