Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Colorado

Prices at 47 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $442 — 26% above the US median ($351), roughly 10.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $105 $150 14.9%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $131 $246 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $144 $182 14.9%
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $156 133 min
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $161 $145 132 min 15.3%
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $223 $204 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $243 $276 ★ 3/5 99 min 15.0%
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $273 $140 107 min 14.4%
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $324 $551 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.5%
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $325 $173 111 min 14.8%
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan, CO $331 $495 ★ 4/5 106 min 14.6%
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $334 $543 ★ 5/5 161 min 13.7%
Yuma District Hospital Yuma, CO $351 $421 124 min 14.7%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $376 ★ 5/5 143 min 14.2%
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $378 $173 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.2%
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $379 $528 ★ 5/5 161 min 14.2%
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $400 $524 119 min 14.8%
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $402 $420 132 min 14.9%
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $425 $585 ★ 5/5 103 min 14.3%
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $428 $420 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $442 $529 ★ 5/5 130 min 13.9%
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $442 $543 105 min 14.7%
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $442 $478 108 min 14.7%
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $442 $520 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.2%
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $454 $159 ★ 4/5 133 min 13.6%

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)
$829
Cash / self-pay
$442
Insurer-negotiated
$495
Medicare pays
$40
$198$1,029
Median cash $442  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $442 — about 10.9× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $829 list price could save about $387 (47%).

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