Prices at 50 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,073 — 14% above the US median ($1,820), roughly 10.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center | Fort Collins, CO | $473 | $867 | — | 118 min | — |
| Vail Health Hospital | Vail, CO | $517 | — | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Sterling Regional Medcenter | Sterling, CO | $638 | $1,564 | ★ 3/5 | 97 min | — |
| Valley View Hospital Association | Glenwood Springs, CO | $752 | $465 | ★ 4/5 | 152 min | — |
| Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center | Steamboat Springs, CO | $941 | $863 | — | 116 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital, The | Craig, CO | $1,035 | $1,356 | — | 122 min | — |
| St Thomas More Hospital | Canon City, CO | $1,069 | $1,966 | ★ 4/5 | 143 min | — |
| Family Health West Hospital | Fruita, CO | $1,131 | $382 | — | 48 min | — |
| St Vincent General Hospital District | Leadville, CO | $1,171 | $347 | — | — | — |
| Community Hospital | Grand Junction, CO | $1,174 | $254 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | — |
| East Morgan County Hospital | Brush, CO | $1,241 | $470 | — | 111 min | — |
| Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | Highlands Ranch, CO | $1,274 | $804 | ★ 5/5 | 164 min | — |
| Longs Peak Hospital | Longmont, CO | $1,486 | $849 | ★ 5/5 | 130 min | — |
| Uchealth Broomfield Hospital | Broomfield, CO | $1,486 | $1,006 | — | 105 min | — |
| Uchealth Grandview Hospital | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,486 | $801 | — | 101 min | — |
| Denver Health & Hospital Authority | Denver, CO | $1,488 | $1,071 | ★ 3/5 | 208 min | — |
| Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital | Woodland Park, CO | $1,553 | $980 | — | 109 min | — |
| Grand River Hospital District | Rifle, CO | $1,563 | $903 | — | 110 min | — |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $1,687 | $800 | — | — | — |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital | Delta, CO | $1,733 | $264 | ★ 3/5 | 143 min | — |
| Southwest Memorial Hospital | Cortez, CO | $1,807 | $3,379 | ★ 4/5 | 106 min | — |
| Uchealth Greeley Hospital | Greeley, CO | $1,859 | $776 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Middle Park Medical Center | Kremmling, CO | $1,954 | $2,076 | — | 132 min | — |
| Prowers Medical Center | Lamar, CO | $2,064 | — | — | 118 min | — |
| St Mary-Corwin Hospital | Pueblo, CO | $2,081 | $409 | ★ 4/5 | 164 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)
Typical cash price here is $2,073 — about 10.6× the Medicare rate ($195). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($391).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,771 list price could save about $1,698 (45%).
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