Colorado / Banner Mckee Medical Center
CMS certification 060030 · Loveland, CO · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Banner Mckee Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Banner Mckee Medical Center reported 129 Medicare inpatient stays across 6 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.59 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Colorado, number 37 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: 58 stays at an average charge of $33,960, 62% below the national average. It also billed 557 outpatient services, charging 7.33 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 129
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.59×
- 3Rank in CO (highest ratio = 1) 37 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 6 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Banner Mckee Medical Center charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). 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 | 58 | $33,960 | -62% | $14,115 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 18 | $30,162 | -47% | $9,836 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 17 | $33,491 | -44% | $10,849 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 14 | $23,530 | -52% | $8,011 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 11 | $25,021 | -65% | $12,708 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 11 | $24,692 | -51% | $8,557 |
Outpatient services
Against the Colorado average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Banner Mckee Medical Center charged $33,960 on average, 70% less than the Colorado average of $113,091, and was paid $14,115 against a state average of $16,848. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Banner Mckee Medical Center charged $30,162 on average, 58% less than the Colorado average of $71,240, and was paid $9,836 against a state average of $11,134. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Banner Mckee Medical Center charged $33,491 on average, 51% less than the Colorado average of $68,465, and was paid $10,849 against a state average of $11,488. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Banner Mckee Medical Center charged $23,530 on average, 63% less than the Colorado average of $64,370, and was paid $8,011 against a state average of $9,284. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $11,932 was 65% below the state average of $34,074. For Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5362), its average charge of $68,391 was 23% below the state average of $88,995. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $72,850 was 19% below the state average of $89,547. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $9,776 was 30% below the state average of $13,898.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Banner Mckee Medical Center in Loveland, CO, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-11-13 (CMS case 1368)
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-24 (CMS case 5950)
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.