28/100
#1,935 nationally
Longmont United Hospital
1950 Mountain View Ave, Longmont, CO 80501 · (303) 651-5111
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Longmont United Hospital billed $6.81 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
- 6.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 21
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CO
- #24
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 25% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 29% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
150 | $39,393 | $2,597 | +103% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
63 | $83,236 | $15,095 | +28% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $65,854 | $12,510 | +5% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $11,681 | $1,838 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
58 | $13,381 | $1,524 | +33% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
34 | $61,865 | $10,623 | +43% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $48,730 | $5,493 | +39% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $37,738 | $5,441 | +9% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $18,830 | $3,034 | about average |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $26,366 | $4,926 | -4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,655 | $1,525 | +118% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,393 | $2,597 | +103% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,896 | $2,218 | +69% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$61,865 | $10,623 | +43% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$55,800 | $10,512 | +42% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$68,204 | $10,514 | +41% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,730 | $5,493 | +39% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,381 | $1,524 | +33% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$50,353 | $13,051 | -18% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,366 | $4,926 | -4% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,830 | $3,034 | about average |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,681 | $1,838 | about average |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,854 | $12,510 | +5% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,738 | $5,441 | +9% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,101 | $3,870 | +12% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
$95,661 | $16,169 | +15% |
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.