Sepsis Cost in Colorado — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) without major complications.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for sepsis. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 5–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Emergency department evaluation and sepsis workup
- Inpatient room and continuous monitoring
- IV antibiotics and fluids (often broad-spectrum until culture results return)
- Blood cultures, lactate, and serial labs
- Source-control procedures if needed (drainage, etc.)
Usually billed separately
- Hospitalist, infectious-disease, and any specialty consultant fees
- Outpatient antibiotics after discharge
- Home health for any IV antibiotic continuation
- Long-term rehab if sepsis caused weakness
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does sepsis best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Sepsis Care Bundle (SEP-1)
The headline sepsis metric — measures how often hospitals deliver evidence-based sepsis care within strict time windows (antibiotics, fluids, repeat lactate).
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle
For the sickest sepsis patients, faster bundle completion saves lives.
Hospital-wide Mortality
Sepsis is the leading cause of in-hospital death. A hospital with strong overall mortality numbers is usually doing the right things for sepsis.
C. diff Infection Ratio
Sepsis treatment requires broad-spectrum antibiotics, which raises C. diff risk. Hospitals with low SIR control this better.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For sepsis, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- Sepsis admissions aren't shoppable in real time — the nearest hospital is typically the right call during an acute episode. This page is more useful for chronic-condition planning or evaluating where care was delivered.
- For elderly patients or those with chronic disease, the hospital with the best SEP-1 compliance score may be worth additional travel time when distances are comparable.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- During acute illness: skip this list and call 911. Sepsis worsens by the hour.
- After discharge: what outpatient antibiotic continuation is needed? Is it covered?
- Is post-sepsis rehab or follow-up recommended? Where will it happen?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Rangely District Hospital
Rangely, CO
Gross charge $8,866Cash pay $5,763 - 2
Gunnison Valley Health Hospital
Gunnison, CO
Gross charge $13,748Cash pay $11,686 - 3
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
Walsenburg, CO
Gross charge $15,554Cash pay $13,999 - 4
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
Salida, CO
Gross charge $23,994Cash pay $20,395 - 5
Montrose Regional Health
Montrose, CO
Gross charge $25,256Cash pay $18,942 - 6
The Memorial Hospital
Craig, CO
Gross charge $29,734Cash pay $19,327 - 7Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $7,499
- 8
CommonSpirit Longmont United Hospital
Longmont, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,147 - 9
San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center
Alamosa, CO
Gross charge — - 10
UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital
Fort Collins, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,021 - 11
Denver Health & Hospital Authority
Denver, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,320 - 12
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Durango, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,494 - 13
HCA HealthOne Presbyterian St. Lukes
Denver, CO
Gross charge — - 14
CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital (Acute Care)
Lakewood, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,690 - 15
UCHealth Parkview Medical Center
Pueblo, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,171 - 16
Uch-Memorial Health System
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,341 - 17
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,340 - 18
Boulder Community Health
Boulder, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,484 - 19Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $6,085
- 20
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,586 - 21
HCA Healthone Rose
Denver, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,669 - 22
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center
Steamboat Springs, CO
Gross charge — - 23
Community Hospital
Grand Junction, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,648 - 24
HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge
Thornton, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,391 - 25
Valley View Hospital Association
Glenwood Springs, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,277 - 26Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $10,385
- 27
Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus
Westminster, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,990 - 28
Sky Ridge Medical Center (Acute Care)
Lone Tree, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,020 - 29
Animas Surgical Hospital
Durango, CO
Gross charge — - 30
UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies
Loveland, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,378 - 31
Orthocolorado Hospital at St Anthony Med Campus
Lakewood, CO
Gross charge — - 32Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385
- 33
UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital
Longmont, CO
Gross charge — - 34
UCHealth Broomfield Hospital
Broomfield, CO
Gross charge — - 35
UCHealth Grandview Hospital
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge — - 36
UCHealth Greeley Hospital
Greeley, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,651 - 37
UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
Highlands Ranch, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,769 - 38
CommonSpirit St. Francis Hospital
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge — - 39Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385
- 40
UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital
Woodland Park, CO
Gross charge — - 41
CommonSpirit St. Thomas More Hospital
Canon City, CO
Gross charge — - 42
San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital
La Jara, CO
Gross charge — - 43
CommonSpirit St. Mary-Corwin Hospital
Pueblo, CO
Gross charge — - 44
CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital
Fort Morgan, CO
Gross charge — - 45
CommonSpirit St. Anthony Summit Hospital
Frisco, CO
Gross charge —
6 Colorado hospitals list a gross charge for sepsis under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $8,866 to $29,734. The cheapest is Rangely District Hospital in Rangely; the most expensive is The Memorial Hospital in Craig. The state average sits at $19,525.
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 872 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.