27/100
#1,947 nationally
Adventhealth Porter
2525 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210 · (303) 778-1955
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Adventhealth Porter billed $6.68 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 6.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 64
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CO
- #25
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 18% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 40% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
430 | $72,364 | $12,485 | +16% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
226 | $172,756 | $22,365 | +30% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
177 | $10,258 | $1,789 | -13% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
134 | $103,384 | $17,114 | +58% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
116 | $62,018 | $6,810 | +56% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
112 | $31,107 | $3,848 | +51% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
97 | $7,743 | $650 | +147% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
83 | $11,023 | $1,900 | -15% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
69 | $130,733 | $17,468 | +57% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
67 | $27,936 | $5,425 | -7% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,193 | $2,606 | +148% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,743 | $650 | +147% |
|
Postoperative and Post-traumatic Infections without Major Complications
MS-DRG 863 · Inpatient stay |
$73,588 | $9,079 | +92% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,336 | $2,218 | +90% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$57,329 | $12,143 | +87% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$103,239 | $14,109 | +82% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$399,272 | $63,397 | +80% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$76,485 | $11,531 | +76% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,911 | $6,515 | -38% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,023 | $3,583 | -27% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,287 | $1,838 | -18% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,023 | $1,900 | -15% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,258 | $1,789 | -13% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,936 | $5,425 | -7% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,733 | $3,319 | -4% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,391 | $3,107 | -3% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.