Abdominal ultrasound (complete) cost in Colorado

Prices at 51 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $693 — 3% above the US median ($674), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $153 $194 14.9%
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $202 $118 14.9%
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $280 $274 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $291 $277 114 min 15.0%
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $327 $263 15.2%
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $359 $118 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.2%
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $363 $116 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $370 $110 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.0%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $433 $810 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $444 ★ 5/5 143 min 14.2%
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $454 $422
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $487 $638 119 min 14.8%
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $504 $903 107 min 14.4%
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs, CO $513 $446 121 min 14.0%
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $641 $169 ★ 4/5 167 min 14.8%
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $650 $404 ★ 5/5 161 min 14.2%
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $677 $688 ★ 5/5 13.4%
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $677 $688
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $677 $688
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $679 $882 ★ 3/5 99 min 15.0%
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $686 $1,167 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.5%
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan, CO $691 $1,343 ★ 4/5 106 min 14.6%
Longmont United Hospital Longmont, CO $693 $239 ★ 3/5 141 min 14.3%
Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital Lakewood, CO $693 $243 ★ 4/5 203 min 15.0%
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO $693 $214 ★ 3/5 216 min 13.8%

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)
$1,195
Cash / self-pay
$693
Insurer-negotiated
$593
Medicare pays
$114
$359$3,841
Median cash $693  ·  Medicare $114  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $693 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($114). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($228).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,195 list price could save about $502 (42%).

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