Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in Colorado

Prices at 45 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $863 — 44% above the US median ($598), roughly 12.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $162 $313 ★ 4/5 133 min 13.6%
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $179 $255 14.9%
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $223 $282 14.9%
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $252 133 min
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $277 $299 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $310 $279 132 min 15.3%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $339 $376 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $387 $245 107 min 14.4%
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $552 $485 ★ 3/5 99 min 15.0%
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $651 $1,107 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.5%
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $669 $268 111 min 14.8%
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan, CO $677 $1,011 ★ 4/5 106 min 14.6%
Yuma District Hospital Yuma, CO $729 $875 124 min 14.7%
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $740 $1,233 ★ 5/5 161 min 14.2%
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $746 $1,121 ★ 5/5 161 min 13.7%
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $757 $919 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.2%
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $763 $999 119 min 14.8%
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park, CO $782 $772 117 min 15.0%
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $802 $838 132 min 14.9%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $806 ★ 5/5 143 min 14.2%
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $842 $1,276 ★ 5/5 103 min 14.3%
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $863 $1,179 ★ 5/5 130 min 13.9%
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $863 $1,060 105 min 14.7%
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $863 $1,187 108 min 14.7%
Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc Durango, CO $875 $287 97 min 14.5%

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)
$1,487
Cash / self-pay
$863
Insurer-negotiated
$982
Medicare pays
$69
$290$1,558
Median cash $863  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $863 — about 12.4× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,487 list price could save about $624 (42%).

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