CT scan of the head with and without contrast cost in Colorado

Prices at 51 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,215 — 36% above the US median ($1,631), roughly 12.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $547 $430 ★ 4/5 137 min —
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $547 $430 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $564 $690 — 118 min —
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $607 $1,740 ★ 3/5 97 min —
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $752 $397 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $800 $784 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $1,198 $680 — 48 min —
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $1,252 $187 ★ 4/5 135 min —
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $1,256 $1,166 — — —
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $1,261 $2,357 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $1,266 $1,658 — 122 min —
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $1,268 $194 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $1,271 — ★ 5/5 141 min —
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $1,277 $537 — 111 min —
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $1,489 $302 ★ 4/5 164 min —
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs, CO $1,493 $1,293 — 116 min —
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $1,604 $903 — 110 min —
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $1,826 $1,940 — 132 min —
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $1,939 — — 118 min —
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $2,002 $3,404 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $2,022 $577 ★ 5/5 164 min —
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $2,033 $1,499 ★ 5/5 166 min —
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $2,102 $227 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park, CO $2,215 $733 — 109 min —
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $2,299 $2,299 ★ 5/5 — —

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)
$3,537
Cash / self-pay
$2,215
Insurer-negotiated
$604
Medicare pays
$173
$607$3,895
Median cash $2,215  ·  Medicare $173  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,215 — about 12.8× the Medicare rate ($173). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($346).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,537 list price could save about $1,322 (37%).

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