Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center — prices & quality

Published cash, insurer and chargemaster prices for 5 procedures at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center, Salida, CO — from its federally-required machine-readable file.

23% abovethe US average price, across 5 priced procedures
★☆☆☆☆  CMS ratingCompare with another hospital

1000 Rush Dr, Salida, CO 81201

CMS overall rating★☆☆☆☆
Patient survey★★★☆☆
Would recommend69%
30-day readmission14.6%
Infections vs nationalAverage

Critical Access Hospitals · Government - Hospital District or Authority · 25 beds

Price vs US average = median of this hospital’s cash prices against the national median across 5 procedures. Quality ratings from CMS Care Compare.

All published prices

ProcedureCashChargemasterInsurerMedicareEst. you pay
Appendix removal (appendectomy) $31,975 $37,617 $28,171 $592
Cesarean section (C-section) $30,566 $35,961 $33,029 $7,552
Knee replacement $37,553 $44,180 $41,971 $18,054
Pap smear (cervical screening) $91 $107 $78 $20
Vaginal delivery $11,505 $13,536 $12,909 $5,487
What the columns mean
  • Cash — the hospital’s self-pay price if you don’t use insurance.
  • Chargemaster — the full list (sticker) price, before any discount.
  • Insurer — the median rate insurers have negotiated (pick your insurer above to see its rate).
  • Medicare — what Medicare pays — a benchmark for judging whether a price is fair.
  • Est. you pay — your estimated out-of-pocket cost for the deductible and coinsurance you enter above.

Doctors affiliated with Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

Clinicians who report a care affiliation with this hospital in CMS data, ranked by Medicare patient volume. A signal from Original Medicare, not a quality ranking.

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Before you go — your checklist at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

View this hospital’s source price file ↗. Source: this hospital’s machine-readable file (45 CFR §180), retrieved Jun 2026; Medicare from CMS fee schedules; quality from CMS Care Compare. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.