UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909 · Acute Care Hospitals
154 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
154
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
8.2x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Government - Local
Above 90th Percentile
3%
Compared to CO hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM lists chargemaster rates that average 8.2x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 154 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in CO has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 7.0x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.1x to 17.1x. At 8.2x, this facility’s average ratio is above the state median. 48 hospitals in CO report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM is DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC (DRG 445). The listed chargemaster rate is $110,741, while Medicare reimburses $7,541 for the same procedure — a ratio of 14.7x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
4 of 154 procedures (3%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other CO hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM is a government - local acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 4/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $110,741 | $7,541 | 14.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $44,986 | $3,070 | 14.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $55,716 | $4,072 | 13.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $152,259 | $12,433 | 12.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $52,376 | $4,334 | 12.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $126,178 | $11,001 | 11.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $96,714 | $8,478 | 11.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $50,212 | $4,604 | 10.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $62,766 | $5,765 | 10.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $65,574 | $6,041 | 10.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $42,920 | $3,962 | 10.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $309,226 | $28,599 | 10.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $50,085 | $4,778 | 10.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $219,408 | $20,967 | 10.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $56,462 | $5,575 | 10.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $109,932 | $10,975 | 10.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $51,963 | $5,249 | 9.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $47,810 | $4,847 | 9.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $66,883 | $6,797 | 9.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 093 | $52,278 | $5,314 | 9.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $191,666 | $19,526 | 9.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $69,125 | $7,058 | 9.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $113,371 | $11,591 | 9.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $45,678 | $4,668 | 9.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $48,508 | $4,988 | 9.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $122,283 | $12,633 | 9.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $69,338 | $7,211 | 9.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $75,671 | $7,866 | 9.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 272 | $185,684 | $19,366 | 9.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $116,043 | $12,107 | 9.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $29,317 | $3,076 | 9.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $61,394 | $6,468 | 9.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $138,251 | $14,566 | 9.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $99,896 | $10,594 | 9.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $52,005 | $5,518 | 9.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $69,287 | $7,374 | 9.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $45,180 | $4,824 | 9.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $63,942 | $6,833 | 9.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $45,938 | $4,933 | 9.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $391,690 | $42,161 | 9.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $227,607 | $24,889 | 9.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $47,324 | $5,182 | 9.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC | 554 | $47,841 | $5,280 | 9.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| COMPLICATED PEPTIC ULCER WITH CC | 381 | $65,574 | $7,237 | 9.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $97,167 | $10,770 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $43,931 | $4,924 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $54,747 | $6,146 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $127,826 | $14,378 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $42,624 | $4,805 | 8.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $47,815 | $5,410 | 8.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across CO hospitals
48 hospitals in CO report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 8.2x places it at the lower-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM
How much does UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM's listed chargemaster rates average 8.2x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 154 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM is DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC (DRG 445), with a listed charge of $110,741 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $7,541 — a ratio of 14.7x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM expensive compared to other CO hospitals?
UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 8.2x. Ratios vary significantly across CO hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO accept Medicare?
UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.