X-ray of the ankle cost in Colorado

Prices at 51 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $313 — 14% above the US median ($275), roughly 8.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $52 $127 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.6%
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $52 $127 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.3%
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $78 $126 114 min 15.0%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $90 $162 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $126 $136 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $162 $89 15.2%
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $187 $174
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $192 $96 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $202 $36 14.9%
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $212 $393 ★ 3/5 99 min 15.0%
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $221 $221 ★ 5/5 13.4%
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $221 $221
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $221 $221
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $232 $903 107 min 14.4%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $236 ★ 5/5 143 min 14.2%
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $246 $236 ★ 5/5 161 min 13.7%
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs, CO $257 $215 121 min 14.0%
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $257 $98 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.2%
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $261 $139 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.2%
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $263 $237 132 min 15.3%
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $278 $464 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.5%
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $282 $91 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.0%
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $294 $385 119 min 14.8%
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $305 $185 ★ 5/5 124 min 12.8%
Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO $305 $185 ★ 5/5 133 min 13.1%

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)
$471
Cash / self-pay
$313
Insurer-negotiated
$158
Medicare pays
$37
$162$681
Median cash $313  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $313 — about 8.4× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $471 list price could save about $158 (34%).

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