Vaccine administration (each additional) cost in Colorado

Prices at 50 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $55 — 35% above the US median ($41), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $9 $57 114 min 15.0%
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $15 $14 132 min 15.3%
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $16 133 min
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $18 $50 ★ 3/5 99 min 15.0%
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $19 $903 107 min 14.4%
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $23 $49 111 min 14.8%
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $28 $58 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.6%
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $28 $58 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.3%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $29 $51 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $31 ★ 5/5 143 min 14.2%
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $31 $46 ★ 5/5 161 min 14.2%
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $34 $44 14.9%
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $34 $37
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $36 $42 ★ 5/5 103 min 14.3%
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $36 $52 ★ 5/5 130 min 13.9%
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $36 $44 105 min 14.7%
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $36 $39 108 min 14.7%
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $38 $48 14.9%
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $42 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.0%
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $50 $66 119 min 14.8%
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $52 $47 ★ 5/5 13.4%
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $52 $47
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $52 $47
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $55 $73 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $55 $90 ★ 5/5 161 min 13.7%

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)
$103
Cash / self-pay
$55
Insurer-negotiated
$59
Medicare pays
$16
$19$107
Median cash $55  ·  Medicare $16  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $55 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($16). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($32).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $103 list price could save about $48 (46%).

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