Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Colorado

Prices at 44 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,531 — 79% above the US median ($1,413), roughly 14.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $392 133 min
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $447 $597 14.9%
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $614 $777 14.9%
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $640 $576 132 min 15.3%
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $747 $548 107 min 14.4%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $845 $841 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $869 $793 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $1,670 $2,187 119 min 14.8%
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $1,851 $635 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.0%
Yuma District Hospital Yuma, CO $1,926 $2,311 124 min 14.7%
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $2,132 $2,446 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.2%
Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc Durango, CO $2,208 $625 97 min 14.5%
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $2,241 $670 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.2%
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $2,245 $2,228 114 min 15.0%
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $2,267 $3,251 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.5%
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan, CO $2,292 $3,424 ★ 4/5 106 min 14.6%
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park, CO $2,346 $2,316 117 min 15.0%
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $2,399 $2,507 132 min 14.9%
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $2,406 $83 15.2%
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $2,487 $2,740 ★ 5/5 124 min 12.8%
Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO $2,487 $2,631 ★ 5/5 133 min 13.1%
Aspen Valley Hospital Aspen, CO $2,527 $1,824 15.0%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $2,535 ★ 5/5 143 min 14.2%
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $2,571 $826 ★ 4/5 167 min 14.8%
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $2,616 $3,488 ★ 5/5 161 min 14.2%

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)
$4,476
Cash / self-pay
$2,531
Insurer-negotiated
$2,776
Medicare pays
$171
$776$7,026
Median cash $2,531  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,531 — about 14.8× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,476 list price could save about $1,945 (43%).

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