Colorado / Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital
CMS certification 060028 · Denver, CO
Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital reported 905 Medicare inpatient stays across 23 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 7.35 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Colorado, number 9 of 37 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 6.33×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 274, Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC: 186 stays at an average charge of $211,301, 35% above the national average. It also billed 1,165 outpatient services, charging 10.88 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 905
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 7.35×
- 3Rank in CO (highest ratio = 1) 9 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 23 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital charged more than the national average in 20 (87%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 186 | $211,301 | +35% | $28,342 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 147 | $399,873 | +40% | $55,487 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 97 | $119,320 | +32% | $19,823 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 77 | $375,143 | +70% | $41,787 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 55 | $72,403 | +28% | $13,656 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 41 | $177,696 | +152% | $22,437 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 39 | $179,421 | +296% | $13,026 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 26 | $116,361 | +130% | $11,937 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 24 | $67,372 | +13% | $13,383 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 23 | $70,332 | +17% | $13,271 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 21 | $205,259 | +83% | $26,452 |
| 196 Interstitial Lung Disease with MCC | 20 | $98,910 | +15% | $19,969 |
| 273 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with MCC | 16 | $233,062 | +9% | $36,296 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 16 | $103,574 | +37% | $15,685 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 14 | $118,918 | +107% | $14,136 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 14 | $136,870 | +15% | $22,950 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 14 | $40,846 | -17% | $9,865 |
| 036 Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without CC/MCC | 13 | $117,319 | +33% | $16,884 |
| 269 Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures except Pulsation Balloon... | 13 | $313,107 | +63% | $42,059 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 13 | $36,385 | -11% | $9,709 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 13 | $358,723 | +57% | $56,483 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $180,914 | +146% | $23,119 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 11 | $45,016 | -12% | $11,720 |
Outpatient services
Against the Colorado average
For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital charged $211,301 on average, 16% more than the Colorado average of $182,506, and was paid $28,342 against a state average of $26,546. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with MCC (DRG 266), Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital charged $399,873 on average, 23% more than the Colorado average of $324,715, and was paid $55,487 against a state average of $51,270. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital charged $119,320 on average, 6% more than the Colorado average of $113,091, and was paid $19,823 against a state average of $16,848. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without MCC (DRG 267), Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital charged $375,143 on average, 9% more than the Colorado average of $343,321, and was paid $41,787 against a state average of $40,422. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $27,350 was 20% below the state average of $34,074. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $17,980 was 45% below the state average of $32,669. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $246,311 was 28% above the state average of $192,784. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $13,892 was 0% below the state average of $13,898.
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.