Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in Colorado

Prices at 52 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $664 — 10% above the US median ($601), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $141 $343 ★ 3/5 97 min —
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $228 $330 — 111 min —
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $238 $523 ★ 4/5 137 min —
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $238 $523 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $253 $348 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $280 $267 — 48 min —
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $281 $520 — 118 min —
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $290 $578 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $395 — — 118 min —
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $476 $366 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Longmont United Hospital Longmont, CO $517 $426 ★ 3/5 153 min —
Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital Lakewood, CO $517 $517 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO $517 $517 ★ 3/5 193 min —
Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus Westminster, CO $517 $517 ★ 5/5 160 min —
St Anthony Summit Medical Center Frisco, CO $517 $517 — 151 min —
Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus Lakewood, CO $517 $494 — — —
St Francis Hospital-Interquest Colorado Springs, CO $517 $517 — 118 min —
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $517 $726 ★ 5/5 164 min —
HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO $553 $354 ★ 3/5 126 min —
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $564 $903 — 110 min —
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $594 $1,110 ★ 4/5 106 min —
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $595 $421 ★ 4/5 164 min —
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $603 $871 ★ 5/5 130 min —
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $603 $734 — 105 min —
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $603 $653 — 101 min —

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)
$1,292
Cash / self-pay
$664
Insurer-negotiated
$712
Medicare pays
$133
$280$2,357
Median cash $664  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $664 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,292 list price could save about $628 (49%).

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