Level 2 Upper GI Procedures in Colorado
What 45 hospitals in Colorado charged and were paid for level 2 upper gi procedures (APC 5302), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$14,815
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$1,819
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$1,449
Average per service
State rank
#33 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Colorado billed an average of $14,815 for level 2 upper gi procedures, about 8.1 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $1,819. That payment is about the same as the U.S. average of $1,815.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $1,819Billed $14,815
About 12¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Colorado billed for this service.
Colorado hospitals: level 2 upper gi procedures
Every Colorado hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz InpatientAurora | 649 | $14,170 | $1,796 | $1,427 |
| Memorial Hospital CentralColorado Springs | 251 | $19,225 | $1,808 | $1,440 |
| Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins | 232 | $11,034 | $1,805 | $1,437 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs | 214 | $12,938 | $1,811 | $1,442 |
| Centura Health-Porter Adventist HospitalDenver | 177 | $10,258 | $1,789 | $1,421 |
| Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Springs | 174 | $7,029 | $1,940 | $1,556 |
| National Jewish HealthDenver | 141 | $11,989 | $1,811 | $1,460 |
| Medical Center of the RockiesLoveland | 115 | $13,174 | $1,785 | $1,421 |
| Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center LLCLafayette | 106 | $25,282 | $1,798 | $1,435 |
| Exempla Lutheran Medical CenterWheat Ridge | 104 | $18,542 | $1,797 | $1,430 |
| St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterGrand Junction | 90 | $14,116 | $1,940 | $1,544 |
| Longs Peak HospitalLongmont | 86 | $18,597 | $1,778 | $1,412 |
| Mercy Medical CenterDurango | 81 | $11,846 | $1,940 | $1,558 |
| Presbyterian/St Luke's Medical CenterDenver | 72 | $31,864 | $1,811 | $1,442 |
| Community HospitalGrand Junction | 68 | $10,352 | $1,786 | $1,419 |
| North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley | 66 | $9,799 | $1,818 | $1,454 |
| Centura Health-Littleton Adventist HospitalLittleton | 56 | $8,238 | $1,811 | $1,445 |
| Uchealth Highlands Ranch HospitalHighlands Ranch | 55 | $19,089 | $1,811 | $1,450 |
| Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree | 52 | $50,978 | $1,784 | $1,417 |
| Centura Health-St Anthony Central HospitalDenver | 48 | $13,839 | $1,781 | $1,413 |
| Centura Health-St Mary Corwin Medical CenterPueblo | 46 | $11,994 | $1,811 | $1,439 |
| Yampa Valley Medical CenterSteamboat Springs | 42 | $5,304 | $1,940 | $1,554 |
| Centura Health-Avista Adventist HospitalLouisville | 42 | $7,968 | $1,811 | $1,446 |
| Parkview Medical Center INCPueblo | 40 | $8,930 | $1,811 | $1,445 |
| Medical Center of Aurora, theAurora | 40 | $41,010 | $1,811 | $1,445 |
| Parker Adventist HospitalParker | 35 | $8,764 | $1,811 | $1,448 |
| Boulder Community HospitalBoulder | 34 | $13,976 | $1,811 | $1,443 |
| Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood | 31 | $21,359 | $1,811 | $1,446 |
| Adventhealth Castle RockCastle Rock | 31 | $11,950 | $1,811 | $1,453 |
| Uchealth Greeley HospitalGreeley | 31 | $13,871 | $1,818 | $1,452 |
| Rose Medical CenterDenver | 29 | $22,657 | $1,811 | $1,443 |
| Delta County Memorial HospitalDelta | 29 | $4,747 | $1,940 | $1,546 |
| Exempla Saint Joseph HospitalDenver | 26 | $19,179 | $1,811 | $1,442 |
| Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland CampusLoveland | 23 | $11,329 | $1,811 | $1,447 |
| Denver Health Medical CenterDenver | 20 | $5,602 | $1,811 | $1,443 |
| Centura Health-St Anthony North HospitalWestminster | 16 | $8,768 | $1,812 | $1,438 |
| Longmont United HospitalLongmont | – | – | – | – |
| Platte Valley Medical CenterBrighton | – | – | – | – |
| Montrose Memorial HospitalMontrose | – | – | – | – |
| San Luis Valley Regional Medical CenterAlamosa | – | – | – | – |
| St Elizabeth HospitalFort Morgan | – | – | – | – |
| Sterling Regional MedcenterSterling | – | – | – | – |
| Vail Valley Medical CenterVail | – | – | – | – |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical CenterFort Collins | – | – | – | – |
| Children's HospitalDenver | – | – | – | – |
Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Colorado
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| Longs Peak HospitalLongmont, CO | $1,778 |
|---|---|
| Centura Health-St Anthony Central HospitalDenver, CO | $1,781 |
| Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree, CO | $1,784 |
| Medical Center of the RockiesLoveland, CO | $1,785 |
| Community HospitalGrand Junction, CO | $1,786 |
Highest
| St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterGrand Junction, CO | $1,940 |
|---|---|
| Delta County Memorial HospitalDelta, CO | $1,940 |
| Yampa Valley Medical CenterSteamboat Springs, CO | $1,940 |
| Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Springs, CO | $1,940 |
| Mercy Medical CenterDurango, CO | $1,940 |
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures in other states
Questions
How much does level 2 upper gi procedures cost in Colorado?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 2 upper gi procedures (APC 5302) at 45 hospitals in Colorado was billed at $14,815 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $1,819, of which Medicare paid $1,449. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in Colorado, average charges were 8.1 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.