Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Colorado

Prices at 50 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $277 — 33% above the US median ($208), roughly 25.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $54 $77 14.9%
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $80 $72 132 min 15.3%
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $80 133 min
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $117 $181 ★ 4/5 133 min 13.6%
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $119 $150 ★ 3/5 99 min 15.0%
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park, CO $168 $166 117 min 15.0%
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $169 $137 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $173 $282 ★ 5/5 161 min 13.7%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $174 $320 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $191 $75 107 min 14.4%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $191 ★ 5/5 143 min 14.2%
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $201 $282 ★ 5/5 161 min 14.2%
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $203 $216 132 min 14.9%
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan, CO $206 $379 ★ 4/5 106 min 14.6%
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $206 $202 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
Yuma District Hospital Yuma, CO $209 $250 124 min 14.7%
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $213 $95 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.2%
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $216 $350 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.5%
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $231 $305 ★ 5/5 103 min 14.3%
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $234 $316 ★ 5/5 130 min 13.9%
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $234 $285 105 min 14.7%
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $234 $254 108 min 14.7%
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs, CO $240 $232 121 min 14.0%
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $246 $119 ★ 4/5 167 min 14.8%
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $256 $294 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.2%

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 June 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)
$580
Cash / self-pay
$277
Insurer-negotiated
$310
Medicare pays
$11
$163$901
Median cash $277  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $277 — about 25.1× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $580 list price could save about $303 (52%).

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