37/100
#1,682 nationally
Medical Center Of The Rockies
2500 Rocky Mountain Ave, Loveland, CO 80538 · (970) 624-2500
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Medical Center Of The Rockies billed $5.76 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
- 5.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 116
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CO
- #19
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 44% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 47% 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 |
603 | $23,382 | $2,592 | +20% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
258 | $140,478 | $21,975 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
250 | $21,696 | $3,063 | -14% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
239 | $82,993 | $12,374 | +33% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
234 | $38,978 | $6,718 | about average |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
198 | $86,537 | $23,341 | -31% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
189 | $76,093 | $14,353 | +17% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
180 | $56,717 | $9,792 | -5% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
162 | $76,558 | $10,426 | +13% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
135 | $20,040 | $3,319 | about average |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Extracranial Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 038 · Inpatient stay |
$126,997 | $13,350 | +89% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$90,920 | $10,847 | +87% |
|
Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without Major Complications
MS-DRG 236 · Inpatient stay |
$322,649 | $37,571 | +76% |
|
Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with Major Complications
MS-DRG 235 · Inpatient stay |
$405,159 | $49,613 | +68% |
|
Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay |
$85,626 | $8,559 | +61% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
$88,141 | $11,130 | +53% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$116,407 | $16,901 | +53% |
|
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures without Cardiac Catheterization
MS-DRG 220 · Inpatient stay |
$352,282 | $43,374 | +51% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 228 · Inpatient stay |
$126,340 | $34,297 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,905 | $1,495 | -43% |
|
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 229 · Inpatient stay |
$88,621 | $22,829 | -41% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Major Complications
MS-DRG 453 · Inpatient stay |
$264,999 | $64,684 | -40% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$86,537 | $23,341 | -31% |
|
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Central Nervous System Principal
MS-DRG 023 · Inpatient stay |
$168,317 | $38,840 | -27% |
|
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 025 · Inpatient stay |
$144,500 | $35,000 | -25% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 266 · Inpatient stay |
$183,707 | $44,681 | -24% |
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.