Retinal (fundus) photography cost in Colorado

Prices at 34 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $228 — 36% above the US median ($168), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $38 $44 ★ 4/5 135 min
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $96 $140 ★ 3/5 208 min
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $122 $130 ★ 5/5 102 min
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $130 $903 110 min
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $139 $141 ★ 5/5
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $139 $141
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $139 $141
Longmont United Hospital Longmont, CO $228 $185 ★ 3/5 153 min
Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital Lakewood, CO $228 $228 ★ 4/5 212 min
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO $228 $228 ★ 3/5 193 min
Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus Westminster, CO $228 $228 ★ 5/5 160 min
St Anthony Summit Medical Center Frisco, CO $228 $228 151 min
Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus Lakewood, CO $228 $223
St Francis Hospital-Interquest Colorado Springs, CO $228 $228 118 min
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $229 $275

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 September 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)
$348
Cash / self-pay
$228
Insurer-negotiated
$141
Medicare pays
$37
$106$228
Median cash $228  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $228 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $348 list price could save about $120 (34%).

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