Echocardiogram with and 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 $910 — 49% above the US median ($610), roughly 9.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $486 $501 — — —
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $897 $644 — 101 min —
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO $923 $623 ★ 3/5 193 min —
St Francis Hospital-Interquest Colorado Springs, CO $923 $635 — 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)
$2,309
Cash / self-pay
$910
Insurer-negotiated
$629
Medicare pays
$101
$609$923
Median cash $910  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $910 — about 9.0× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,309 list price could save about $1,398 (61%).

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Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.

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.

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