X-ray of the ankle Cost in Denver, CO (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in Denver, CO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $607 — 120% above the US median ($276), roughly 16.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Denver Health & Hospital Authority	Denver, CO	$126	$136	★ 3/5	208 min	—
National Jewish Health	Denver, CO	$187	$174	—	—	—
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's	Denver, CO	$1,027	$182	★ 2/5	121 min	—
HCA Healthone Rose	Denver, CO	$1,820	$550	★ 4/5	130 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)

Chargemaster (list price)

$693

Cash / self-pay

$607

Insurer-negotiated

$178

Medicare pays

$37

$144$1,582

Median cash $607 · Medicare $37 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $607 — about 16.4× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $693 list price could save about $86 (12%).

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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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Stephen Wallace, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Denver, CO	154
Mary Lowry, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Denver, CO	122
Kevin Nagamani, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Denver, CO	118
Eric Lindberg, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Denver, CO	117
Alan Ng, D.P.M.	Podiatry	Denver, CO	70
Keith Jacobson, DPM	Podiatry	Denver, CO	59
Anna Weber, DPM	Podiatry	Denver, CO	23
Hani Saeed, DPM	Podiatry	Denver, CO	16

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