Kidney ultrasound cost in Colorado

Prices at 51 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $613 — 22% above the US median ($502), roughly 7.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $125 $146
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $196 $200 ★ 3/5 208 min
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $209 $181 118 min
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $232 $117
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $250 $154 ★ 4/5 164 min
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $287 $263 48 min
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $311 $588 ★ 4/5 106 min
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $356 $220 123 min
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $359 $118 ★ 4/5 152 min
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $387 $318 ★ 3/5 97 min
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $405 $903 110 min
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $407 ★ 5/5 141 min
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $421 118 min
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $435 $404
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $448 $116 ★ 3/5 143 min
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs, CO $471 $418 116 min
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $478 $641 122 min
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $496 $452 ★ 5/5 102 min
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $525 $404 ★ 5/5 164 min
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $531 $108 111 min
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $548 $276 132 min
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $564 $439 ★ 4/5 132 min
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $582 $974 ★ 4/5 143 min
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $613 $356 ★ 5/5 130 min
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $613 $502 105 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 September 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)
$1,055
Cash / self-pay
$613
Insurer-negotiated
$404
Medicare pays
$84
$287$2,220
Median cash $613  ·  Medicare $84  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $613 — about 7.3× the Medicare rate ($84). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($167).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,055 list price could save about $442 (42%).

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