Office visit, new patient (level 3) cost in Colorado

Prices at 54 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $220 — 16% above the US median ($190), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $81 $135 ★ 4/5 133 min 13.6%
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $82 $121 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital Aurora, CO $88 $52 ★ 4/5 140 min 13.5%
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $94 $101 107 min 14.4%
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $97 $104
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $100 $72 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.0%
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $117 $153 ★ 4/5 167 min 14.8%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $131 $239 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $136 $409 114 min 15.0%
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $140 $72 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.2%
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $154 133 min
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $157 $83 15.2%
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $166 $147 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
Yuma District Hospital Yuma, CO $200 $229 124 min 14.7%
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $211 $276 119 min 14.8%
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $220 $188 ★ 5/5 13.4%
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $220 $188
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $220 $188
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $237 $226 14.9%
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $238 $259 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.6%
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $238 $259 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.3%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $240 ★ 5/5 143 min 14.2%
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $247 $297 ★ 3/5 99 min 15.0%
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $277 $351 14.9%
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $337 $272 132 min 15.3%

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)
$322
Cash / self-pay
$220
Insurer-negotiated
$128
Medicare pays
$118
$95$744
Median cash $220  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $220 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($118). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $322 list price could save about $102 (32%).

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