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What Medicare pays Colorado hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.
Colorado has no certificate-of-need law.
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Lowest Medicare payment
| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foothills Hospital | Boulder | $13,828 | $117,350 | $12,415 |
| Adventhealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock | $14,018 | $114,857 | $12,437 |
| Adventhealth Parker | Parker | $14,174 | $109,790 | $12,510 |
| St Francis Hospital - Interquest | Colorado Springs | $14,491 | $78,194 | $12,510 |
| Uchealth Grandview Hospital | Colorado Springs | $14,730 | $103,766 | $12,438 |
| Penrose Hospital | Colorado Springs | $14,892 | $87,967 | $12,450 |
| Poudre Valley Hospital | Fort Collins | $14,998 | $101,736 | $12,398 |
| Hca Healthone Swedish | Englewood | $15,130 | $250,057 | $12,405 |
| Hca Healthone Rose | Denver | $15,258 | $196,216 | $12,262 |
| Hca Healthone Sky Ridge | Lone Tree | $15,927 | $241,461 | $12,319 |
Highest Medicare payment
| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hca Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes | Denver | $22,000 | $273,060 | $12,510 |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora | $19,575 | $146,997 | $12,430 |
| Adventhealth Porter | Denver | $19,427 | $89,612 | $12,485 |
| St Mary-Corwin Hospital | Pueblo | $19,176 | $103,010 | $12,378 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | Fort Morgan | $18,641 | $75,692 | — |
| San Luis Valley Health | Alamosa | $16,442 | $49,930 | $13,396 |
| Hca Healthone Aurora | Aurora | $16,153 | $236,739 | $12,359 |
| Hca Healthone Sky Ridge | Lone Tree | $15,927 | $241,461 | $12,319 |
| Hca Healthone Rose | Denver | $15,258 | $196,216 | $12,262 |
| Hca Healthone Swedish | Englewood | $15,130 | $250,057 | $12,405 |
Every Colorado hospital (49)
- Adventhealth Avista Louisville
- Adventhealth Castle Rock Castle Rock
- Adventhealth Littleton Littleton
- Adventhealth Parker Parker
- Adventhealth Porter Denver
- Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC Durango
- Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins
- Banner McKee Medical Center Loveland
- Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley
- Community Hospital Grand Junction
- Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta
- Denver Health Medical Center Denver
- Foothills Hospital Boulder
- Hca Healthone Aurora Aurora
- Hca Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver
- Hca Healthone Rose Denver
- Hca Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree
- Hca Healthone Swedish Englewood
- Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital Lafayette
- Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital Brighton
- Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital Denver
- Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital Grand Junction
- Longmont United Hospital Longmont
- Longs Peak Hospital Longmont
- Lutheran Medical Center Wheat Ridge
- Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland
- Mercy Hospital Durango
- Montrose Regional Health Montrose
- Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus Lakewood
- Parkview Medical Center, Inc Pueblo
- Penrose Hospital Colorado Springs
- Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins
- San Luis Valley Health Alamosa
- St Anthony Hospital Lakewood
- St Anthony North Hospital Westminster
- St Anthony Summit Hospital Frisco
- St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan
- St Francis Hospital - Interquest Colorado Springs
- St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo
- Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling
- Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield
- Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs
- Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley
- Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch
- Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs
- University Colo Health Memorial Hospital Central Colorado Springs
- University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora
- Vail Health Hospital Vail
- Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs
Orthopedic surgery centers (58)
- Alpine Surgery Center Gunnison · $9,263
- Animas Surgical Center at Escalante Durango · $9,263
- Arete Surgical Centers LLC Johnstown · $8,932
- Arkansas Valley Surgery Center Canon City · $9,263
- Audubon ASC at St Francis Colorado Springs · $8,835
- Banner Surgery Center - Greeley Greeley · $8,781
- Black Canyon Surgical Center, LLC Montrose · $9,263
- Boulder Surgery Center Boulder · $9,130
- Broomfield Orthopedic Surgery Center Broomfield · $8,995
- Canyon View Surgery Center Grand Junction · $8,321
- Castle Rock Surgicenter LLC Castle Rock · $8,995
- Centrum Surgery Center Ltd Greenwood Village · $8,995
- Children's North Surgery Center, LLC Broomfield · $8,995
- Clear Creek Surgery Center LLC Wheat Ridge · $8,995
- Cornerstone Surgical Suites LLC Westminster · $8,995
- Crown Point Surgery Center Parker · $8,995
- Denver Orthopedic Surgery Center Littleton · $8,995
- Denver Surgery Center Denver · $8,995
- Durango Surgery Center Durango · $9,263
- Flatirons Surgery Center, LLC Louisville · $9,130
- Focus Hand and Arm Surgery Center Englewood · $8,995
- Foothills Surgery Center, LLC Boulder · $9,130
- Front Range Orthopedic Surgery Center, LLC Longmont · $9,130
- Golden Ridge Surgery Center Golden · $8,995
- Grand Valley Surgical Center, LLC Grand Junction · $8,321
- Kaiser Permanente Ambulatory Surgery Center Denver · $8,995
- Kaiser Permanente Ambulatory Surgery Center Lone Tree Lone Tree · $8,995
- Lincoln Surgery Center, LLC Parker · $8,995
- Lone Tree Surgery Center, LLC Lone Tree · $8,995
- Loveland Surgery Center Loveland · $8,932
- Lowry Surgery Center Denver · $8,995
- Midtown Surgical Center Denver · $8,995
- Mile High Surgicenter, LLC Greenwood Village · $8,995
- North Metro Surgery Center Thornton · $8,995
- North Springs Surgery Center Colorado Springs · $8,835
- Northgate Surgery Center Colorado Springs · $8,835
- Occ Surgery Center at Inverness Englewood · $8,995
- Ocr Fort Collins Surgery Center Fort Collins · $8,932
- Ocr Loveland Surgery Center Loveland · $8,932
- Orthopaedic and Spine Center of Southern Colorado, LLC, the, LLC Colorado Springs · $8,835
- Park Meadows Outpatient Surgery Lone Tree · $8,995
- Peak One Surgery Center LLC Frisco · $9,263
- Rocky Mountain Laser & Surgery Center Pueblo · $8,386
- Rocky Mountain Surgery Center LLC Englewood · $8,995
- Rose Surgical Center Denver · $8,995
- Sky Ridge Surgical Center Lone Tree · $8,995
- South Denver Surgery Center Littleton · $8,995
- Steamboat Surgery Center LLC Steamboat Springs · $9,263
- Summit View Surgery Center Littleton · $8,995
- Surgery Center at Lutheran the Golden · $8,995
- Surgery Center of Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch · $8,995
- Surgery Center of the Rockies Aurora · $8,995
- Surgical Center of the Rockies Colorado Springs · $8,835
- Synergy Surgery Center Englewood · $8,995
- Uchealth Cherry Creek North Surgery Center Denver · $8,995
- Uchealth Inverness Orthopedics and Spine Surgery Englewood · $8,995
- Vail Valley Surgery Center Edwards Edwards · $9,263
- Vail Valley Surgery Center Vail Vail · $9,263
Questions
How much does Medicare pay for a knee replacement in Colorado?
In 2024 Medicare paid Colorado hospitals a median $15,258 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 17 hospitals) and a median $12,485 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $8,995 for a knee.
Which Colorado hospitals does Medicare pay least for a joint replacement?
Foothills Hospital ($13,828), Adventhealth Castle Rock ($14,018), Adventhealth Parker ($14,174).
What do Colorado hospitals list for a joint replacement?
The median list (chargemaster) price is $109,790, about 7.2× what Medicare pays.
Does Colorado have a certificate-of-need law?
Colorado has no certificate-of-need law. No certificate of need program; the state repealed its CON law in 1987.