PET scan cost in Denver, CO

Prices at 4 hospitals in Denver, CO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $10,244 — 123% above the US median ($4,585).

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $1,898 $1,860 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $4,834 $2,000
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's Denver, CO $15,654 $7,044 ★ 2/5 117 min 15.4%
HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO $37,412 $19,296 ★ 4/5 129 min 14.6%

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)
$11,280
Cash / self-pay
$10,244
Insurer-negotiated
$4,522
$2,779$30,885
Median cash $10,244  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Doctors who perform this in Denver

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Michelle Levy, M.D.Hematology-OncologyDenver, CO192
Ioana Hinshaw, MDHematology-OncologyDenver, CO186
Robert Rifkin, MDHematology-OncologyDenver, CO152
John Gerhold, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDenver, CO141
Michele Basche, MDHematology-OncologyDenver, CO123
Mabel Mardones, M.D.Hematology-OncologyDenver, CO121
Allen Cohn, MDHematology-OncologyDenver, CO111
Heath Crawford, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDenver, CO98
Katherine Parker, MDDiagnostic RadiologyDenver, CO98
John Gerhold, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDenver, CO43
Anthony CaiDiagnostic RadiologyDenver, CO19

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