CT scan of the head without contrast cost in Colorado Springs, CO

Prices at 4 hospitals in Colorado Springs, CO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,056 — 75% above the US median ($1,172), roughly 19.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $1,540 $1,540 — — —
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $1,758 $381 — 101 min —
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO $2,353 $322 ★ 3/5 193 min —
St Francis Hospital-Interquest Colorado Springs, CO $2,353 $330 — 118 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)
$5,453
Cash / self-pay
$2,056
Insurer-negotiated
$355
Medicare pays
$107
$1,605$2,353
Median cash $2,056  ·  Medicare $107  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,056 — about 19.3× the Medicare rate ($107). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($213).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,453 list price could save about $3,397 (62%).

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Doctors who perform this in Colorado Springs

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
Steven Hake, MDDiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO1,313
Mark Faltaous, MDDiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO692
Jack Drew, MDDiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO495
Andrzej Wierzbicki, MDDiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO456
Michael Petrucci, MDDiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO378
Tibor KereshiInterventional RadiologyColorado Springs, CO315
Daniel Huddle, DODiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO314
Courtney Tripp, DODiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO278
Steven Dileo, MDDiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO266
Karim Hruska, MDDiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO245
Natalio Damien, MDDiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO219
J Ziegler, MDDiagnostic RadiologyColorado Springs, CO192

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