24/100
#2,070 nationally
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 · (720) 516-1000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital billed $7.60 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
- 7.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 65
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CO
- #29
- 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 13% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 32% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 25% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 43% 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 |
466 | $36,663 | $2,592 | +89% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
189 | $85,442 | $12,280 | +37% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
139 | $29,410 | $4,926 | +7% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
130 | $40,190 | $5,493 | +14% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
117 | $107,364 | $14,942 | +65% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
87 | $52,031 | $6,810 | +31% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
80 | $14,935 | $1,543 | +48% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $114,338 | $17,701 | +38% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
75 | $22,523 | $3,283 | +9% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $60,810 | $9,677 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$59,638 | $5,834 | +91% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,663 | $2,592 | +89% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,484 | $1,616 | +80% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$69,061 | $7,401 | +76% |
|
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
MS-DRG 372 · Inpatient stay |
$69,904 | $7,512 | +76% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$314,805 | $44,918 | +75% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$83,199 | $9,544 | +72% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$63,077 | $6,972 | +70% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,692 | $1,525 | -34% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,497 | $3,034 | -19% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,867 | $1,898 | -8% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,586 | $6,208 | -7% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,107 | $3,568 | -7% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$60,810 | $9,677 | about average |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$41,036 | $6,880 | +5% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,410 | $4,926 | +7% |
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.