Office visit, new patient (level 5) cost in Colorado

Prices at 51 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $445 — 39% above the US median ($321), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $149 $242 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $151 $140
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $180 $182 107 min 14.4%
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $195 133 min
The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital Aurora, CO $195 $114 ★ 4/5 140 min 13.5%
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $220 $161 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.0%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $222 $412 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $245 $221 ★ 4/5 167 min 14.8%
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $254 $680 114 min 15.0%
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $300 $393 119 min 14.8%
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $309 15.2%
Yuma District Hospital Yuma, CO $341 $391 124 min 14.7%
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $389 $468 ★ 3/5 99 min 15.0%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $410 ★ 5/5 143 min 14.2%
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $428 $542 14.9%
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $445 $485 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.6%
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $445 $485 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.3%
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $505 $584 132 min 14.9%
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $557 $460 14.9%
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $576 $161 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.2%
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $666 $524 132 min 15.3%
HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO $752 $444 ★ 4/5 129 min 14.6%
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $817 $522 ★ 5/5 13.4%
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $817 $522
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $817 $522

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)
$570
Cash / self-pay
$445
Insurer-negotiated
$232
Medicare pays
$237
$195$1,103
Median cash $445  ·  Medicare $237  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $445 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $570 list price could save about $125 (22%).

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