Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in Denver, CO

Prices at 4 hospitals in Denver, CO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,530 — 154% above the US median ($601), roughly 11.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $253 $348 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $697 $647
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's Denver, CO $2,363 $1,176 ★ 2/5 117 min 15.4%
HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO $2,411 $1,408 ★ 4/5 129 min 14.6%

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 July 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)
$1,680
Cash / self-pay
$1,530
Insurer-negotiated
$912
Medicare pays
$133
$386$2,397
Median cash $1,530  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,530 — about 11.5× 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 $1,680 list price could save about $149 (9%).

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Doctors who perform this in Denver

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Stephen Murphy, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO647
Gregory Barron, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO593
Annemarie Whiddon, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO547
Kim Tyler, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO539
Barbara Goldstein, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO488
Adam Berlinberg, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO445
Vance Bray, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO415
Rennie Mccabe, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO407
Perry Fuchs, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO367
Leslie Rose, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO366
Mabel Mardones, M.D.Hematology-OncologyDenver, CO342
Timothy Gensler, MDRheumatologyDenver, CO318

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