X-ray of the knee cost in Colorado

Prices at 50 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $323 — 16% above the US median ($277), roughly 7.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $59 $143 ★ 4/5 137 min —
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $59 $143 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $88 $143 — 118 min —
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $95 $177 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $149 $153 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO $159 $89 — 48 min —
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $173 $299 ★ 3/5 97 min —
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $195 $182 — — —
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $196 — ★ 5/5 141 min —
Prowers Medical Center Lamar, CO $211 — — 118 min —
St Vincent General Hospital District Leadville, CO $214 $40 — — —
Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta, CO $225 $110 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $252 $903 — 110 min —
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $255 $32 — 111 min —
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $268 $434 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood Springs, CO $273 $98 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $276 $94 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $277 $155 ★ 4/5 132 min —
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $279 $366 — 122 min —
Mercy Regional Medical Center Durango, CO $283 $267 ★ 5/5 166 min —
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $298 $273 ★ 5/5 — —
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $298 $273 — — —
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $298 $273 — — —
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital Julesburg, CO $321 $237 — 123 min —
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $323 $222 ★ 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)
$461
Cash / self-pay
$323
Insurer-negotiated
$179
Medicare pays
$42
$158$562
Median cash $323  ·  Medicare $42  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $323 — about 7.6× the Medicare rate ($42). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($85).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $461 list price could save about $138 (30%).

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