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Cost of Care In Colorado
Colorado All Payer Claims Database, 2022
2020, All Payers (Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare Fee-For-Service, Medicare Advantage)
2020 Percent Spending by Category
Professional
Inpatient
Outpatient
27%
22%
Long Term Dental Care
Pharmacy
19%
21%
9% 2%
Top Outpatient Spending Categories
Spending Percent Change 2017-2020 (Per Person Per Year)
2020, All Payers
Surgery
$1.7B $1.1B
Other* Emergency Department
$912M $665M
Total Drugs* Specialty Drugs*
$515M
Home Health (PT/OT/ST)* Diagnostic Imaging Clinic*
$505M $333M $320M
11%
13%
5%
21%
20%
4%
6%
18% -15%
0% 13%
12%
10%
6%
8%
0%
10%
1%
-11% 9%
3%
-9%
-4%
-11%
*Definitions Other
Includes radiology/chemotherapy administration, hemodialysis, physical therapy. Does not include Medicaid long-term home health.
Total Drugs
Drugs administered in a facility outpatient setting, including specialty, brand and generic drugs, vaccines and drugs used for diagnostic and imaging procedures. Does not include nuclear medicine pharmaceuticals.
Specialty Drugs
A subcategory of drugs (Total Rx) for specialty drugs used in facility outpatient settings. Does not include medication administration.
Home Health PT/OT/ST
Skilled care provided in the home, including nursing services, infusions and physical, speech and occupational therapy billed by home health agencies.
(subcategory)
Clinic
Includes hospital outpatient and freestanding clinic services for primary and specialty care. Including Urgent Care clinics.
Source: Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), 2022
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