Blood glucose test cost in Colorado

Prices at 47 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $48 — 34% above the US median ($35), roughly 10.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $9 $12 111 min 14.8%
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $16 $29 ★ 5/5 13.4%
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $16 $29
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $16 $29
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $16 $7 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $18 $16
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $26 $7 ★ 5/5 161 min 13.7%
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $26 $5 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
Yuma District Hospital Yuma, CO $26 $33 124 min 14.7%
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $27 $6 15.2%
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $28 $33 ★ 4/5 133 min 13.6%
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $29 $47 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.5%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $34 $63 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $38 $45 14.9%
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $38 $6 ★ 4/5 167 min 14.8%
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs, CO $39 $36 121 min 14.0%
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $39 $4 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.0%
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $39 $45 14.9%
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $41 $40 132 min 14.9%
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $44 $10 ★ 5/5 161 min 14.2%
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $45 $51 119 min 14.8%
Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc Durango, CO $47 $5 97 min 14.5%
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park, CO $48 $30 117 min 15.0%
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $51 $14 ★ 5/5 130 min 13.9%
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $51 $40 105 min 14.7%

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)
$87
Cash / self-pay
$48
Insurer-negotiated
$14
Medicare pays
$5
$16$119
Median cash $48  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $48 — about 10.0× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $87 list price could save about $39 (45%).

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