Hospital prices in Colorado

47 Colorado hospitals reported 44,567 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 6.33 times what it was paid — above the national median of 4.15×, number 3 of 51. The widest gap was at HCA Healthone Swedish (13.59×), the narrowest at Banner Mckee Medical Center (2.59×). CMS's price-transparency list records 222 enforcement actions involving 88 Colorado hospitals.

1Median charge ÷ paid 6.33×
2Hospitals reporting 54
3Medicare inpatient stays 44,567
4Price-transparency actions 222

Inpatient charge-to-payment ratio, the 15 Colorado hospitals with the widest gap (100+ Medicare stays), bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Most common stays in Colorado

DRG	Stays	CO avg charge	US avg charge	CO avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with...	6,492	$113,091	$90,297	$16,848
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	2,510	$71,240	$56,380	$11,134
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	1,429	$68,465	$59,757	$11,488
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	1,422	$86,428	$70,592	$13,957
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without...	1,075	$64,370	$49,049	$9,284
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without...	1,011	$182,506	$156,757	$26,546
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	997	$77,535	$57,570	$11,131
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures...	965	$295,920	$228,948	$43,647
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	872	$106,079	$73,427	$14,254
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	775	$126,063	$100,756	$17,169

Every hospital

Hospital	Stays	Ratio	Actions
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora	5,122	6.77×	–
University Colo Health Memorial Hospital Central Colorado Springs	4,836	6.92×	–
Penrose Hospital Colorado Springs	3,951	6.3×	3
HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood	2,698	13.59×	–
Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland	2,213	5.28×	–
St Anthony Hospital Lakewood	1,987	6.77×	–
Parkview Medical Center, Inc Pueblo	1,761	7.09×	–
Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital Grand Junction	1,719	4.53×	–
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins	1,668	4.96×	–
HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora	1,650	11.79×	–
HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree	1,645	11.73×	–
Adventhealth Littleton Littleton	1,435	7.32×	2
Foothills Hospital Boulder	1,315	8.11×	–
Adventhealth Parker Parker	1,171	6.81×	2
Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital Denver	905	7.35×	–
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch	865	7.45×	1
Lutheran Medical Center Wheat Ridge	860	7.16×	2
HCA Healthone Rose Denver	822	13.01×	–
St Anthony North Hospital Westminster	783	5.28×	–
Adventhealth Porter Denver	753	6.33×	–
Mercy Hospital Durango	669	4.02×	–
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver	596	11.63×	–
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley	588	3.05×	2
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont	503	7.2×	1
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley	478	4.54×	–
HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton	445	11.71×	–
Adventhealth Castle Rock Castle Rock	419	6.56×	3
Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital Lafayette	391	6.26×	–
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs	384	3.61×	2
Denver Health Medical Center Denver	317	2.84×	–
Montrose Regional Health Montrose	217	3.32×	1
Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus Lakewood	173	5.13×	–
Longmont United Hospital Longmont	166	5.53×	–
Community Hospital Grand Junction	150	4.61×	–
Banner Mckee Medical Center Loveland	129	2.59×	2
Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital Brighton	125	4.46×	3
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta	119	4.12×	4
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling	99	1.04×	1
Vail Health Hospital Vail	90	1.99×	1
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo	84	4.17×	–
Adventhealth Avista Louisville	65	5.12×	2
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan	64	3.25×	4
San Luis Valley Health Alamosa	46	2.94×	–
St Francis Hospital - Interquest Colorado Springs	28	5.39×	2
St Anthony Summit Hospital Frisco	27	2.13×	–
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs	25	6.18×	–
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins	11	1.68×	1
Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC Durango	0	–	–
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora	0	–	4
Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs	0	–	–
Craig Hospital Englewood	0	–	2
National Jewish Health Denver	0	–	3
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield	0	–	2
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs	0	–	–

Price-transparency enforcement in Colorado

69 closure notices, 64 warning notices, 59 “met requirements” findings, 29 corrective-action-plan requests, 1 administrative closure — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.