DRG 291 · Cardiovascular

Heart Failure Cost in Colorado — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for heart failure with major comorbidities or complications, often involving fluid overload, low ejection fraction, or arrhythmia.

State average
$20,895
gross charge · DRG 291
Hospitals
5
with published pricing
Price range
$15,732 – $25,955
low to high
Lowest $15,732 Highest $25,955

5 Colorado hospitals list a gross charge for heart failure under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $15,732 to $25,955. The cheapest is The Memorial Hospital in Craig; the most expensive is Montrose Regional Health in Montrose. The state average sits at $20,895.

What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists heart failure at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent heart failure admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Colorado hospitals missing from the list either don't perform heart failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 291 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1
    Gross charge $15,732
    Cash pay $10,225
  2. 2
    Gross charge $16,416
    Cash pay $13,953
  3. 3
    Gross charge $21,733
    Cash pay $19,560
  4. 4
    Gross charge $24,642
    Cash pay $20,945
  5. 5

    Montrose Regional Health

    Montrose, CO

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $25,955
    Cash pay $19,466
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,645
  6. 6

    Banner North Colorado Medical Center | Greeley, CO | 16th St.

    Greeley, CO

    71 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $20,425
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,968
  7. 7

    CommonSpirit Longmont United Hospital

    Longmont, CO

    34 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,471
  8. 8
    Gross charge
  9. 9

    UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital

    Fort Collins, CO

    108 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,886
  10. 10

    Denver Health & Hospital Authority

    Denver, CO

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,885
  11. 11

    Mercy Regional Medical Center

    Durango, CO

    90 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,932
  12. 12

    HCA HealthOne Presbyterian St. Lukes

    Denver, CO

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,970
  13. 13

    CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital (Acute Care)

    Lakewood, CO

    75 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,962
  14. 14

    UCHealth Parkview Medical Center

    Pueblo, CO

    93 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,962
  15. 15

    Uch-Memorial Health System

    Colorado Springs, CO

    252 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,533
  16. 16

    UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora, CO

    117 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,719
  17. 17

    Boulder Community Health

    Boulder, CO

    87 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,483
  18. 18

    Banner McKee Medical Center | Loveland, CO | Boise Ave.

    Loveland, CO

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $20,425
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,748
  19. 19

    Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services

    Colorado Springs, CO

    229 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,562
  20. 20

    HCA Healthone Rose

    Denver, CO

    42 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,582
  21. 21

    UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center

    Steamboat Springs, CO

    Gross charge
  22. 22

    Community Hospital

    Grand Junction, CO

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,729
  23. 23

    HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge

    Thornton, CO

    40 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,335
  24. 24

    Valley View Hospital Association

    Glenwood Springs, CO

    31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,493
  25. 25

    Sterling Regional MedCenter | Sterling, CO | Fairhurst St.

    Sterling, CO

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $20,425
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,384
  26. 26

    Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus

    Westminster, CO

    85 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,169
  27. 27

    Sky Ridge Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Lone Tree, CO

    64 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,436
  28. 28
    Gross charge
  29. 29

    UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies

    Loveland, CO

    75 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,222
  30. 30
    Gross charge
  31. 31
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $20,425
  32. 32

    UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital

    Longmont, CO

    45 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,316
  33. 33
    Gross charge
  34. 34

    UCHealth Grandview Hospital

    Colorado Springs, CO

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    UCHealth Greeley Hospital

    Greeley, CO

    58 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,495
  36. 36

    UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

    Highlands Ranch, CO

    70 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,092
  37. 37

    CommonSpirit St. Francis Hospital

    Colorado Springs, CO

    Gross charge
  38. 38
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $20,425
  39. 39
    Gross charge
  40. 40

    CommonSpirit St. Thomas More Hospital

    Canon City, CO

    Gross charge
  41. 41
    Gross charge
  42. 42

    CommonSpirit St. Mary-Corwin Hospital

    Pueblo, CO

    Gross charge
  43. 43

    CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital

    Fort Morgan, CO

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,338
  44. 44
    Gross charge

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