University Of Colorado Hospital Authority
Aurora, Colorado 80045
CCN: 060024 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
5/5
CMS Star Rating
Excellent
186
DRG Categories
5,573
Total Discharges
$210,184
Avg Charges
$32,685
Avg Payment
$27,164
Avg Medicare
6.43x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Above Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Above Average Patient Experience
Reported Colorado Average Rating
3.87 / 5 This hospital is above average
12 five-star hospitals of rated in Colorado
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Compared to Colorado Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 48 hospitals in Colorado
Average Charges
$210,184 +58%
State avg: $133,355
Average Payment
$32,685 +70%
State avg: $19,184
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
6.43x Below avg
State avg: 7.07x
Top 20 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 317 | $149,022 | $23,045 | 6.47x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 156 | $88,887 | $15,091 | 5.89x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 138 | $111,023 | $21,329 | 5.21x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 95 | $114,316 | $16,410 | 6.97x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 94 | $110,324 | $19,120 | 5.77x |
| 164 | MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 84 | $143,405 | $26,418 | 5.43x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 84 | $92,007 | $15,181 | 6.06x |
| 025 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 73 | $254,453 | $42,684 | 5.96x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 70 | $62,183 | $9,592 | 6.48x |
| 454 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 69 | $422,081 | $61,206 | 6.9x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 67 | $391,209 | $57,840 | 6.76x |
| 652 | KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 66 | $414,389 | $31,958 | 12.97x |
| 699 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 65 | $73,460 | $11,683 | 6.29x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 65 | $89,101 | $12,187 | 7.31x |
| 330 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 63 | $146,992 | $26,440 | 5.56x |
| 460 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 60 | $288,154 | $37,437 | 7.7x |
| 027 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 59 | $160,053 | $24,678 | 6.49x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 59 | $65,171 | $10,697 | 6.09x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 57 | $190,648 | $32,528 | 5.86x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 54 | $76,518 | $12,334 | 6.2x |
Showing top 20 of 186 DRG categories at this hospital.
About This Data
Hospital charges and payment data are from the CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary. Quality star ratings (1-5) are from CMS Hospital Compare, based on measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness. Negotiated insurance rates are from hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) required by the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.