Nebulizer breathing treatment cost in Colorado

Prices at 49 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $180 — 4% below the US median ($187), roughly 20.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $48 $61 — — —
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $60 — — 118 min —
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $70 $87 — 48 min —
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $71 $76 — — —
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $79 $83 — 132 min —
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $92 $83 — 123 min —
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $111 $4,823 — 110 min —
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $114 $226 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $124 $202 ★ 5/5 166 min —
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $131 $174 ★ 4/5 132 min —
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan, CO $142 $260 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $145 $204 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $152 $231 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $153 $181 ★ 5/5 127 min —
Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO $153 $181 ★ 5/5 133 min —
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO $159 $124 ★ 3/5 193 min —
Longmont United Hospital Longmont, CO $164 $124 ★ 3/5 153 min —
Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital Lakewood, CO $164 $129 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus Westminster, CO $164 $129 ★ 5/5 160 min —
St Anthony Summit Medical Center Frisco, CO $164 $129 — 151 min —
Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus Lakewood, CO $164 $118 — — —
St Francis Hospital-Interquest Colorado Springs, CO $164 $140 — 118 min —
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $168 $258 ★ 4/5 164 min —
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $179 — ★ 5/5 141 min —
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $180 $143 ★ 4/5 106 min —

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 October 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)
$410
Cash / self-pay
$180
Insurer-negotiated
$230
Medicare pays
$9
$89$537
Median cash $180  ·  Medicare $9  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $180 — about 20.7× the Medicare rate ($9). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $410 list price could save about $230 (56%).

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