Emergency department visit cost in Colorado

Prices at 45 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $842 — 45% above the US median ($579), roughly 12.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $179 $177 — — —
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $193 $303 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $199 $327 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $250 — — 118 min —
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $277 $346 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $392 $245 — 110 min —
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $415 $282 — — —
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $430 $262 — 123 min —
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $494 $520 — 132 min —
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $542 $83 — 48 min —
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $552 $357 ★ 3/5 97 min —
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $651 $689 ★ 4/5 143 min —
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $669 $278 — 111 min —
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan, CO $677 $498 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Yuma District Hospital Yuma, CO $729 $875 — 125 min —
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $740 $945 ★ 5/5 164 min —
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $746 $546 ★ 5/5 166 min —
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $757 $678 ★ 4/5 132 min —
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $763 $951 — 122 min —
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park, CO $782 $772 — 109 min —
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $782 $307 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $806 — ★ 5/5 141 min —
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $842 $849 ★ 5/5 102 min —
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $863 $918 ★ 5/5 130 min —
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $863 $925 — 105 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)
$1,261
Cash / self-pay
$842
Insurer-negotiated
$689
Medicare pays
$69
$323$1,558
Median cash $842  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $842 — about 12.1× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,261 list price could save about $419 (33%).

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