57/100
#1,063 nationally
Valley View Hospital Association
1906 Blake Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 · (970) 945-6535
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Valley View Hospital Association billed $4.65 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
- 4.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 46
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CO
- #9
- 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 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 60% 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 |
220 | $18,597 | $2,781 | -4% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
174 | $7,029 | $1,940 | -40% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
169 | $64,955 | $13,396 | +4% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
130 | $19,363 | $3,309 | -23% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
128 | $2,300 | $696 | -27% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
123 | $35,387 | $5,241 | +29% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
99 | $14,508 | $1,810 | +12% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
92 | $24,143 | $3,554 | +17% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
88 | $12,850 | $3,213 | -33% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
85 | $11,951 | $2,862 | -41% |
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 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,759 | $3,886 | +42% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,387 | $5,241 | +29% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$76,682 | $16,502 | +25% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$37,590 | $7,747 | +23% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$30,284 | $5,550 | +20% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$36,196 | $7,374 | +18% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,857 | $2,732 | +18% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$79,345 | $11,203 | +17% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,043 | $2,376 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,545 | $2,861 | -42% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,951 | $2,862 | -41% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,029 | $1,940 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,774 | $1,411 | -40% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,109 | $1,772 | -37% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,850 | $3,213 | -33% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,300 | $696 | -27% |
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.