Skin lesion freezing (cryotherapy) cost in Colorado

Prices at 40 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $79 — 37% below the US median ($127), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $29 $43 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $35 $903 — 110 min —
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $53 — — 48 min —
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $57 — — 118 min —
Longmont United Hospital Longmont, CO $61 $55 ★ 3/5 153 min —
Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital Lakewood, CO $61 $54 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO $61 $54 ★ 3/5 193 min —
Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus Westminster, CO $61 $54 ★ 5/5 160 min —
St Anthony Summit Medical Center Frisco, CO $61 $54 — 151 min —
Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus Lakewood, CO $61 $54 — — —
St Francis Hospital-Interquest Colorado Springs, CO $61 $54 — 118 min —
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $70 $89 — — —
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $79 $179 ★ 3/5 208 min —
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $93 $188 ★ 5/5 102 min —
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $104 $126 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $105 $114 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $135 $200 ★ 5/5 164 min —
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $136 $66 — 123 min —
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $158 $200 ★ 5/5 130 min —
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $158 $200 — 105 min —
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $158 $200 — 101 min —
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $171 $199 ★ 4/5 132 min —
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $200 $200 ★ 5/5 127 min —
Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO $200 $200 ★ 5/5 133 min —
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $224 $55 — — —

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)
$153
Cash / self-pay
$79
Insurer-negotiated
$151
Medicare pays
$36
$55$188
Median cash $79  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $79 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($36). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $153 list price could save about $74 (48%).

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