Breast ultrasound (complete) cost in Colorado

Prices at 46 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $484 — 12% above the US median ($434), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aspen Valley Hospital Aspen, CO $73 $474 15.0%
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $77 $117 ★ 3/5 211 min 14.5%
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $123 $198 ★ 5/5 161 min 14.2%
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $143 $221 ★ 5/5 130 min 13.9%
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $143 $172 105 min 14.7%
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $143 $158 108 min 14.7%
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $202 $104 14.9%
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs, CO $210 $202 121 min 14.0%
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $243 ★ 5/5 143 min 14.2%
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $285 $533 ★ 4/5 101 min 14.8%
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $296 $387 119 min 14.8%
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $352 $116 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.8%
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $359 $118 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.2%
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $374 $110 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.0%
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $375 $174 15.2%
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $379 $323 114 min 15.0%
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $410 133 min
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park, CO $426 $319 117 min 15.0%
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $430 $356 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.2%
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $436 $429 ★ 5/5 161 min 13.7%
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $449 $636 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.5%
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $484 $452 ★ 5/5 103 min 14.3%
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $502 $444 ★ 5/5 124 min 12.8%
Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO $502 $444 ★ 5/5 133 min 13.1%
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $558 $145 14.9%

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 June 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)
$717
Cash / self-pay
$484
Insurer-negotiated
$243
Medicare pays
$100
$143$923
Median cash $484  ·  Medicare $100  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $484 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($100). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($200).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $717 list price could save about $233 (32%).

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