Clinic
University of Colorado Hospital Authority
University of Colorado Hospital Authority was paid $3.23M by Medicaid between Jun 2018 and Dec 2024, across 42 billing codes. Its largest line is 99283, emergency room visit (moderate) — 78% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
DENVER, CO 80249
DENVER, CO 80249
33aNPI1639669435assigned 05/16/2018
33bProvider typeEmergency Care Clinic/Center
28Total paid$3.23M
24GClaims50,068
24DCodes billed42
24AFirst – last monthJun 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Emergency Care Clinic/Center providers in Colorado
Rank by total paid#6 of 23
Median peer was paid$1.29M
This provider vs. median2.5×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Auditor's notes
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
Entity ProliferationAuthorized official NICKELL, JULIE controls 11+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3,080 | $130K | |
| 2019 | 3,218 | $253K | |
| 2020 | 3,141 | $200K | |
| 2021 | 6,557 | $330K | |
| 2022 | 11,274 | $869K | |
| 2023 | 12,093 | $813K | |
| 2024incomplete | 10,705 | $630K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99283 | Emergency room visit (moderate)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, moderate severity | 78% | 19,235 | 16,728 | $2.53M |
| 99284 | Emergency room visit (serious)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, high severity | 11% | 2,247 | 2,006 | $347K |
| 99285 | Emergency room visit (most serious)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, high severity with immediate threat to life | 4.7% | 1,704 | 1,331 | $153K |
| 99282 | Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, low to moderate severity | 3.3% | 778 | 705 | $107K |
| 96361 | Intravenous infusion, hydration; each additional hour | 1.2% | 104 | 91 | $37K |
| 0241U | Neonatal screening for hereditary disorders, genomic sequence analysis panel | <1% | 209 | 190 | $17K |
| 80053 | Comprehensive metabolic panel | <1% | 530 | 367 | $12K |
| 87502 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid, influenza virus, for multiple types or subtypes, includes all targets | <1% | 310 | 246 | $11K |
| 87651 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Streptococcus, group A, amplified probe | <1% | 221 | 182 | $7K |
| J3490 | Unclassified drugs | <1% | 9,992 | 6,270 | $2K |
| 87635 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), amplified probe | <1% | 13 | 13 | $1K |
| 84484 | <1% | 32 | 24 | $824.03 |
30 more codes
| 85025 | Blood count; complete (CBC), automated, and automated differential WBC count | <1% | 2,685 | $679.57 |
| 80051 | <1% | 1,994 | $520.10 | |
| 96374 | Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; intravenous push, single or initial substance | <1% | 595 | $436.71 |
| 81025 | <1% | 231 | $353.41 | |
| 71045 | Radiologic examination, chest; single view | <1% | 77 | $344.86 |
| 93005 | Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report | <1% | 97 | $237.69 |
| 81003 | <1% | 1,567 | $187.92 | |
| 82947 | <1% | 2,347 | $180.26 | |
| 82565 | <1% | 1,996 | $144.11 | |
| 84520 | <1% | 1,999 | $139.56 | |
| 82040 | <1% | 33 | $14.87 | |
| 82977 | <1% | 33 | $12.55 | |
| 82247 | <1% | 33 | $11.35 | |
| 84450 | <1% | 33 | $11.35 | |
| 84155 | <1% | 33 | $11.35 | |
| 82150 | <1% | 33 | $11.35 | |
| 84075 | <1% | 33 | $11.35 | |
| 84460 | <1% | 33 | $10.77 | |
| J7120 | Ringers lactate infusion, up to 1000 cc | <1% | 24 | $7.28 |
| J8499 | Prescription drug, oral, non chemotherapeutic, nos | <1% | 60 | $0.60 |
| J2405 | Injection, ondansetron hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 0% | 48 | $0.00 |
| J7030 | Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 0% | 198 | $0.00 |
| 81002 | 0% | 194 | $0.00 | |
| 71046 | Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 0% | 63 | $0.00 |
| 84702 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 96375 | Therapeutic injection; each additional sequential IV push | 0% | 44 | $0.00 |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 0% | 16 | $0.00 |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 0% | 129 | $0.00 |
| 96372 | Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; subcutaneous or intramuscular | 0% | 12 | $0.00 |
| J8597 | Antiemetic drug, oral, not otherwise specified | 0% | 41 | $0.00 |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialNICKELL, JULIE (PRESIDENT/CEO, UCHEALTH)
Parent organizationUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Longs Peak Hospital | Longmont, CO | $11.87M |
| Uchealth Broomfield Hospital | Broomfield, CO | $1.01M |
| Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | Highlands Ranch, CO | $655K |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora, CO | $535K |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora, CO | $476K |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora, CO | $233K |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora, CO | $158K |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora, CO | $47K |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Denver, CO | $30K |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora, CO | $14K |
| Uchealth Broomfield Hospital | Broomfield, CO | $0.00 |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.