X-ray of the hip (4 views) cost in Colorado

Prices at 38 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $384 — 23% above the US median ($313), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $93 $130 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $110 $264 ★ 4/5 137 min —
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $110 $264 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $143 $258 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $163 $239 — 118 min —
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $179 — — 48 min —
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $234 $433 ★ 3/5 97 min —
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $283 $276 ★ 5/5 — —
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $283 $276 — — —
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $283 $276 — — —
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch, CO $297 $267 ★ 5/5 164 min —
Estes Park Medical Center Estes Park, CO $308 $66 — — —
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $345 $123 — 111 min —
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO $347 $235 ★ 5/5 130 min —
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO $347 $327 — 105 min —
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $347 $264 — 101 min —
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $361 $266 ★ 5/5 166 min —
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $384 $653 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park, CO $401 $269 — 109 min —
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's Denver, CO $427 $199 ★ 2/5 121 min —
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $438 — ★ 5/5 141 min —
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $484 $297 ★ 5/5 102 min —
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $514 $231 ★ 4/5 132 min —
Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling, CO $531 $565 — 132 min —
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $599 $365 ★ 5/5 127 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)
$856
Cash / self-pay
$384
Insurer-negotiated
$248
Medicare pays
$63
$151$765
Median cash $384  ·  Medicare $63  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $384 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($63). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($126).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $856 list price could save about $472 (55%).

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