Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in Colorado

Prices at 52 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $752 — 23% above the US median ($611), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $141 15.2%
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $211 $252 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $257 $435 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.6%
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $257 $435 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.3%
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $270 $109 132 min 15.3%
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $282 $527 ★ 3/5 99 min 15.0%
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $286 $587 ★ 5/5 161 min 13.7%
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $289 $264 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $291 $583 114 min 15.0%
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $362 $682 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.5%
Aspen Valley Hospital Aspen, CO $409 $409 15.0%
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $419 $542 111 min 14.8%
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $475 $903 107 min 14.4%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $477 $891 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $486 $501 ★ 5/5 13.4%
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $486 $501
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $486 $501
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $573 $750 119 min 14.8%
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $574 $161 14.9%
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs, CO $594 $517 121 min 14.0%
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $618 $484 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.2%
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $646 $250 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.0%
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $657 $624 ★ 5/5 103 min 14.3%
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $721 $609 ★ 5/5 124 min 12.8%
Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO $721 $609 ★ 5/5 133 min 13.1%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,071
Cash / self-pay
$752
Insurer-negotiated
$600
Medicare pays
$101
$283$1,949
Median cash $752  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $752 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,071 list price could save about $318 (30%).

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