DRG 871 · Infection & Sepsis

Sepsis Cost in Colorado — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) with major complications — a life-threatening immune response to infection.

State average
$23,529
gross charge · DRG 871
Hospitals
5
with published pricing
Price range
$6,863 – $43,140
low to high
Lowest $6,863 Highest $43,140

5 Colorado hospitals list a gross charge for sepsis under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $6,863 to $43,140. The cheapest is Rangely District Hospital in Rangely; the most expensive is Montrose Regional Health in Montrose. The state average sits at $23,529.

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 sepsis 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 sepsis 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 sepsis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 871 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 $6,863
    Cash pay $4,461
  2. 2
    Gross charge $16,442
    Cash pay $13,976
  3. 3
    Gross charge $20,931
    Cash pay $18,838
  4. 4
    Gross charge $30,268
    Cash pay $25,728
  5. 5

    Montrose Regional Health

    Montrose, CO

    49 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $43,140
    Cash pay $32,355
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,705
  6. 6

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

    Greeley, CO

    126 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,620
  7. 7

    CommonSpirit Longmont United Hospital

    Longmont, CO

    63 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,956
  8. 8

    San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center

    Alamosa, CO

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,476
  9. 9

    UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital

    Fort Collins, CO

    225 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,981
  10. 10

    Denver Health & Hospital Authority

    Denver, CO

    84 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,796
  11. 11

    Mercy Regional Medical Center

    Durango, CO

    108 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,752
  12. 12

    HCA HealthOne Presbyterian St. Lukes

    Denver, CO

    74 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,700
  13. 13

    CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital (Acute Care)

    Lakewood, CO

    302 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,237
  14. 14

    UCHealth Parkview Medical Center

    Pueblo, CO

    283 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,870
  15. 15

    Uch-Memorial Health System

    Colorado Springs, CO

    326 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,110
  16. 16

    UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora, CO

    327 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,177
  17. 17

    Boulder Community Health

    Boulder, CO

    96 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,748
  18. 18

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

    Loveland, CO

    58 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,947
  19. 19

    Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services

    Colorado Springs, CO

    568 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,885
  20. 20

    HCA Healthone Rose

    Denver, CO

    141 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,096
  21. 21

    UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center

    Steamboat Springs, CO

    Gross charge
  22. 22

    Community Hospital

    Grand Junction, CO

    45 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,940
  23. 23

    HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge

    Thornton, CO

    134 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,056
  24. 24

    Valley View Hospital Association

    Glenwood Springs, CO

    68 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,697
  25. 25

    Sterling Regional MedCenter | Sterling, CO | Fairhurst St.

    Sterling, CO

    62 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,257
  26. 26

    Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus

    Westminster, CO

    199 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,152
  27. 27

    Sky Ridge Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Lone Tree, CO

    281 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,142
  28. 28
    Gross charge
  29. 29

    UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies

    Loveland, CO

    189 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,483
  30. 30
    Gross charge
  31. 31
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,934
  32. 32

    UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital

    Longmont, CO

    78 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,272
  33. 33
    Gross charge
  34. 34

    UCHealth Grandview Hospital

    Colorado Springs, CO

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    UCHealth Greeley Hospital

    Greeley, CO

    126 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,232
  36. 36

    UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

    Highlands Ranch, CO

    117 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,975
  37. 37

    CommonSpirit St. Francis Hospital

    Colorado Springs, CO

    Gross charge
  38. 38
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
  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

    46 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,210
  43. 43

    CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital

    Fort Morgan, CO

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,081
  44. 44

    CommonSpirit St. Anthony Summit Hospital

    Frisco, CO

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $23,132

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