Facet joint injection (spine) cost in Colorado

Prices at 49 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,055 — 16% above the US median ($912), roughly 10.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $172 $144 ★ 4/5 135 min
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $224 $775 ★ 3/5 208 min
Yuma District Hospital Yuma, CO $249 $299 125 min
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $256 $933 ★ 3/5 143 min
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $384 $1,215 48 min
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $418 $702 ★ 5/5 102 min
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $454 $649
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $483 $44 ★ 4/5 152 min
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $601 $1,068 118 min
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $682 $1,050 ★ 4/5 137 min
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $682 $1,050 ★ 3/5 140 min
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $693 $959 132 min
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan, CO $719 $1,364 ★ 4/5 106 min
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs, CO $767 $826 116 min
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $905 $1,221 ★ 5/5 164 min
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $981 $1,188
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $1,049 $1,050 ★ 5/5
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $1,049 $1,050
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $1,049 $1,050
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $1,055 $965 ★ 5/5 130 min
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $1,055 $1,139 105 min
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $1,055 $1,125 101 min
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $1,168 $1,701 ★ 3/5 97 min
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $1,245 $50 ★ 4/5 135 min
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $1,258 $1,901 ★ 4/5 143 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 September 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)
$1,899
Cash / self-pay
$1,055
Insurer-negotiated
$1,180
Medicare pays
$99
$268$1,999
Median cash $1,055  ·  Medicare $99  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,055 — about 10.7× the Medicare rate ($99). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($198).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,899 list price could save about $843 (44%).

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