Hepatitis C test cost in Colorado

Prices at 50 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $88 — 3% above the US median ($85), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $27 $25
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $39 $79 ★ 3/5 99 min 15.0%
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $46 $14 107 min 14.4%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $54 $100 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $59 $18 ★ 4/5 167 min 14.8%
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $60 $55 ★ 5/5 124 min 12.8%
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $61 $22 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $69 $70 108 min 14.7%
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $70 $109 111 min 14.8%
Longmont United Hospital Longmont, CO $74 $18 ★ 3/5 141 min 14.3%
Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital Lakewood, CO $74 $25 ★ 4/5 203 min 15.0%
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO $74 $14 ★ 3/5 216 min 13.8%
Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus Westminster, CO $74 $25 ★ 5/5 158 min 15.0%
St Anthony Summit Medical Center Frisco, CO $74 $25 158 min 15.0%
Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus Lakewood, CO $74 $20 14.0%
St Francis Hospital-Interquest Colorado Springs, CO $74 $16 112 min 14.8%
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $78 $140 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.5%
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $80 133 min
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan, CO $81 $38 ★ 4/5 106 min 14.6%
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $83 $37 ★ 5/5 161 min 14.2%
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $84 $62 ★ 5/5 161 min 13.7%
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $85 $45 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.2%
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $88 $14 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.0%
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $90 $129 14.9%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $91 ★ 5/5 143 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)
$185
Cash / self-pay
$88
Insurer-negotiated
$53
Medicare pays
$14
$52$183
Median cash $88  ·  Medicare $14  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $88 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($14). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($29).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $185 list price could save about $97 (53%).

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