Cardiac stress test cost in Colorado

Prices at 46 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $837 — 13% above the US median ($740), roughly 21.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $187 $128 — — —
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $242 $139 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $348 — — 118 min —
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $475 $583 — 118 min —
Aspen Valley Hospital Aspen, CO $480 $381 — — —
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $483 $784 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $514 $903 — 110 min —
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $520 $1,284 ★ 3/5 97 min —
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs, CO $554 $468 — 116 min —
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $561 $1,049 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $602 $311 ★ 4/5 132 min —
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $636 — ★ 5/5 141 min —
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $643 $842 — 122 min —
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $696 $72 ★ 5/5 166 min —
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $697 $239 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $702 $386 ★ 5/5 127 min —
Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO $702 $394 ★ 5/5 133 min —
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $717 $666 — — —
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $738 $758 — 132 min —
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $788 $227 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $825 $313 ★ 5/5 164 min —
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $826 $243 ★ 4/5 152 min —
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $848 $861 ★ 5/5 — —
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $848 $861 — — —
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $848 $861 — — —

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)
$1,304
Cash / self-pay
$837
Insurer-negotiated
$395
Medicare pays
$39
$477$2,078
Median cash $837  ·  Medicare $39  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $837 — about 21.4× the Medicare rate ($39). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($78).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,304 list price could save about $467 (36%).

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