Colorado / Banner North Colorado Medical Center
CMS certification 060001 · Greeley, CO · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Banner North Colorado Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Banner North Colorado Medical Center reported 588 Medicare inpatient stays across 25 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.05 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Colorado, number 35 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: 126 stays at an average charge of $42,372, 53% below the national average. It also billed 1,284 outpatient services, charging 6.53 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 588
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.05×
- 3Rank in CO (highest ratio = 1) 35 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 25 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Banner North Colorado 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 | 126 | $42,372 | -53% | $17,475 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 71 | $34,692 | -38% | $11,870 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 32 | $105,788 | -33% | $27,029 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 31 | $146,214 | -36% | $44,485 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 27 | $30,044 | -50% | $11,911 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 26 | $38,731 | -45% | $15,122 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 21 | $30,188 | -38% | $9,522 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 19 | $23,984 | -51% | $10,652 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 17 | $24,948 | -51% | $10,367 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 17 | $45,417 | -47% | $16,039 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 17 | $89,687 | -11% | $18,364 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 16 | $43,039 | -35% | $13,826 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $23,400 | -68% | $14,181 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $29,498 | -47% | $9,669 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $78,007 | -32% | $18,398 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 14 | $95,648 | -20% | $21,585 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 13 | $28,760 | -50% | $12,682 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 13 | $97,395 | -40% | $23,618 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 13 | $45,369 | -25% | $12,130 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 13 | $29,623 | -27% | $8,901 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 12 | $32,999 | -67% | $15,706 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 11 | $100,125 | -53% | $38,410 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 11 | $20,548 | -58% | $8,888 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 11 | $24,326 | -34% | $7,840 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $68,426 | -30% | $17,937 |
Outpatient services
Against the Colorado average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Banner North Colorado Medical Center charged $42,372 on average, 63% less than the Colorado average of $113,091, and was paid $17,475 against a state average of $16,848. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Banner North Colorado Medical Center charged $34,692 on average, 51% less than the Colorado average of $71,240, and was paid $11,870 against a state average of $11,134. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Banner North Colorado Medical Center charged $105,788 on average, 42% less than the Colorado average of $182,506, and was paid $27,029 against a state average of $26,546. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Banner North Colorado Medical Center charged $146,214 on average, 51% less than the Colorado average of $295,920, and was paid $44,485 against a state average of $43,647. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $11,099 was 67% below the state average of $34,074. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $19,205 was 41% below the state average of $32,669. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $68,641 was 23% below the state average of $89,547. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $9,799 was 34% below the state average of $14,762.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Banner North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-11-15 (CMS case 2040)
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-25 (CMS case 5936)
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.