Office visit, new patient (level 4) cost in Colorado

Prices at 53 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $333 — 29% above the US median ($258), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $109 $182 ★ 3/5 208 min —
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $111 $119 — — —
The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital Aurora, CO $143 $84 ★ 4/5 134 min —
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $145 $134 — 110 min —
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $162 $118 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc Durango, CO $167 $118 — 99 min —
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $187 $509 — 118 min —
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $188 — — 118 min —
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $201 $376 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $235 $83 — 48 min —
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $253 $147 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Yuma District Hospital Yuma, CO $287 $329 — 125 min —
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $292 $382 — 122 min —
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $295 $365 — — —
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $328 $357 ★ 4/5 137 min —
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $328 $357 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $333 — ★ 5/5 141 min —
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $341 $410 ★ 3/5 97 min —
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $362 $458 — — —
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $402 $118 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $416 $456 — 132 min —
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $492 $385 — 123 min —
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $493 $346 ★ 5/5 — —
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $493 $346 — — —
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $493 $346 — — —

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)
$449
Cash / self-pay
$333
Insurer-negotiated
$166
Medicare pays
$177
$148$845
Median cash $333  ·  Medicare $177  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $333 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($177). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($355).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $449 list price could save about $116 (26%).

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