Denver Health Quality and Safety: Comparative Costs

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Denver Health's charges for medical services are lower than the average for metropolitan Denver peer hospitals in all 35 DRGs (reported by the Colorado Hospital Association).
Denver Health Health’s charges were the lowest of any peer metro Denver hospital in 25 of the 35 categories.

DRG	DRG Description	DH Average Charge	Peer Average Charge	Percentage Lower than Peer Average
45	Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and precerebral occlusion with infarc (stroke or blood clot causing blockage of blood vessels)	$20,358	$36,042	44%
137	Major repiratory infections and inflammations	$28,685	$40,809	30%
139	Other pneumonia	$13,034	$23,738	45%
140	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (lung diseases that cause blockage, including chronic bronchitis & emphysema)	$12,967	$24,157	46%
141	Asthma (lung condition, often allergic in nature, causing labored breathing)	$8,583	$12,927	34%
174	Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (balloon repair of a heart vessel with diagnosis of a heart attack)	$50,668	$82,898	39%
175	Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures without acute myocardial infarction (balloon repair of a heart vessel without diagnosis of a heart attack)	$46,065	$66,051	30%
194	Heart failure	$15,293	$26,439	42%
198	Angina pectoris and coronary atherosclerosis (sudden spasms of chest pain due to thickening of arteries from fatty deposits)	$8,045	$15,412	48%
201	Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders (irregular heartbeat)	$11,157	$20,846	46%
203	Chest pain	$7,927	$15,580	49%
221	Major small and large bowel procedures (colostomy, ileostomy, operations on the intestines)	$59,534	$76,510	22%
225	Appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix)	$15,562	$28,947	46%
241	Peptic ulcer and gastritis (bleeding of stomach and/or intestines, bleeding ulcer)	$15,265	$26,779	43%
249	Nonbacterial gastroenteritis, nausea and vomiting (severe flu)	$9,689	$17,317	44%
254	Other digestive system diagnoses (hernia, irritable colon)	$14,723	$23,500	37%
263	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal through small incisions in the abdomen)	$20,198	$35,478	43%
282	Disorders of pancreas except malignancy	$17,298	$29,866	42%
301	Hip joint replacement	$44,264	$64,843	32%
302	Knee joint replacement	$34,621	$60,836	43%
304	Dorsal and lumbar fusion procedures, except for curvature of the back (surgical repair of two or more back vertebrae by immobilization)	$80,087	$137,645	42%
308	Hip and femur procedures for trauma, except joint replacement (repair of hip and upper leg bone fractures due to injury)	$46,583	$50,906	8%
310	Intervertebral disc excision and decompression (surgical repair of herniated or bulging discs by removal of disc matter)	$21,807	$37,246	41%
313	Knee and lower leg procedures, except foot (repair of knee and ligaments, repair of ankle fractures)	$29,825	$43,706	32%
347	Other back and neck disorders, fractures and injuries (non-surgical treatment for back pain, sprains, and fractures of spine)	$17,642	$21,797	19%
383	Cellulitis and other bacterial skin infections (includes abcesses)	$10,515	$19,093	45%
420	Diabetes	$14,026	$20,578	32%
460	Renal failure (kidney failure)	$23,185	$32,006	28%
463	Kidney and urinary tract infections	$11,374	$19,867	43%
513	Uterine and adnexa procedures for non-malignancy, except leiomyoma (surgery on female reproductive organs, including ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus for non-cancers, except tumors of the smooth muscles)	$18,397	$25,084	27%
540	Cesarean delivery (surgical delivery of a baby)	$13,837	$17,553	21%
560	Vaginal delivery	$6,572	$8,778	25%
566	Other antepartum diagnoses	$4,969	$9,840	50%
640	Neonate, birth weight greater than 2499 grams, normal newborn or newborn with other problems	$2,906	$2,996	3%
720	Septicemia and disseminated infections	$39,597	$65,743	40%

Please Note...

This pricing information is from the Colorado Hospital Association and covers only 34 different diagnoses codes, and is meant only to show comparative information and not individual patient hospital costs.