Colorado / Adventhealth Porter
CMS certification 060064 · Denver, CO
Adventhealth Porter: charges and Medicare payments
Adventhealth Porter reported 753 Medicare inpatient stays across 28 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 6.33 times what it was paid — mid-range in Colorado, number 19 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: 134 stays at an average charge of $103,384, 14% above the national average. It also billed 2,186 outpatient services, charging 8.02 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 753
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 6.33×
- 3Rank in CO (highest ratio = 1) 19 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 28 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Adventhealth Porter charged more than the national average in 22 (79%). 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 | 134 | $103,384 | +14% | $17,114 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 60 | $76,485 | +36% | $11,531 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 57 | $210,182 | +34% | $26,336 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 42 | $154,421 | -2% | $27,753 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 35 | $103,239 | +41% | $14,109 |
| 652 Kidney Transplant | 33 | $287,473 | -15% | $29,341 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 31 | $399,272 | +43% | $63,397 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 27 | $81,118 | +41% | $11,604 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 27 | $55,895 | +14% | $10,037 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 24 | $207,060 | -10% | $41,090 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 22 | $92,716 | +31% | $14,722 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 22 | $219,579 | +29% | $35,167 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 22 | $79,151 | +31% | $12,906 |
| 453 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with MCC | 20 | $448,349 | -1% | $86,154 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 19 | $67,141 | +12% | $11,355 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 18 | $153,574 | +7% | $23,506 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 16 | $88,352 | +45% | $13,852 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 16 | $54,403 | +34% | $7,910 |
| 427 Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion... | 15 | $377,480 | +10% | $75,329 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 15 | $178,602 | +44% | $20,274 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 14 | $41,451 | +11% | $8,829 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 13 | $63,751 | -2% | $11,847 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 13 | $60,034 | +6% | $10,625 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 13 | $89,612 | -4% | $19,427 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 12 | $55,914 | +18% | $9,470 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 11 | $89,952 | +19% | $13,952 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 11 | $57,329 | +59% | $12,143 |
| 863 Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections without MCC | 11 | $73,588 | +63% | $9,079 |
Outpatient services
Against the Colorado average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Adventhealth Porter charged $103,384 on average, 9% less than the Colorado average of $113,091, and was paid $17,114 against a state average of $16,848. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Adventhealth Porter charged $76,485 on average, 7% more than the Colorado average of $71,240, and was paid $11,531 against a state average of $11,134. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Adventhealth Porter charged $210,182 on average, 15% more than the Colorado average of $182,506, and was paid $26,336 against a state average of $26,546. For Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC (DRG 467), Adventhealth Porter charged $154,421 on average, 30% less than the Colorado average of $219,444, and was paid $27,753 against a state average of $28,633. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $72,364 was 19% below the state average of $89,547. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $172,756 was 10% below the state average of $192,784. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $10,258 was 31% below the state average of $14,762. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $62,018 was 4% above the state average of $59,796.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.