Colorado / Valley View Hospital Association
CMS certification 060075 · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Valley View Hospital Association: charges and Medicare payments
Valley View Hospital Association reported 384 Medicare inpatient stays across 17 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.61 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Colorado, number 33 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: 68 stays at an average charge of $112,799, 28% below the national average. It also billed 1,921 outpatient services, charging 6.31 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 384
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.61×
- 3Rank in CO (highest ratio = 1) 33 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 17 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Valley View Hospital Association charged more than the national average in 3 (18%). 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 | 68 | $112,799 | -28% | $32,735 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 68 | $66,286 | -27% | $20,147 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 32 | $33,804 | -30% | $9,983 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 31 | $40,927 | -27% | $12,756 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 21 | $48,354 | -16% | $12,142 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 17 | $36,196 | 0% | $7,374 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $44,157 | -40% | $16,366 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 15 | $47,250 | -21% | $13,131 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 15 | $33,720 | -31% | $10,147 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 14 | $55,746 | -21% | $16,980 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 14 | $41,870 | -17% | $9,091 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 14 | $111,942 | -2% | $18,843 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 13 | $40,733 | -19% | $11,087 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 12 | $30,284 | +5% | $5,550 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $37,590 | +1% | $7,747 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 11 | $76,682 | +1% | $16,502 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 11 | $45,506 | -25% | $13,159 |
Outpatient services
Against the Colorado average
For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Valley View Hospital Association charged $112,799 on average, 38% less than the Colorado average of $182,506, and was paid $32,735 against a state average of $26,546. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Valley View Hospital Association charged $66,286 on average, 41% less than the Colorado average of $113,091, and was paid $20,147 against a state average of $16,848. For Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC (DRG 378), Valley View Hospital Association charged $33,804 on average, 44% less than the Colorado average of $60,566, and was paid $9,983 against a state average of $8,801. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Valley View Hospital Association charged $40,927 on average, 43% less than the Colorado average of $71,240, and was paid $12,756 against a state average of $11,134. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $18,597 was 45% below the state average of $34,074. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $7,029 was 52% below the state average of $14,762. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $64,955 was 27% below the state average of $89,547. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $19,363 was 41% below the state average of $32,669.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Valley View Hospital Association in Glenwood Springs, CO, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-11-19 (CMS case 2834)
- Closure Notice — 2025-02-24 (CMS case 2834)
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.