Colorado Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Colorado — drawn from 48 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Colorado, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy Skin Testing | $4 – $1,125 | $910 | 38 |
| Newborn Circumcision | $91 – $3,133 | $1,698 | 42 |
| Sinus Surgery (Endoscopic, with Tissue Removal) | $308 – $9,061 | $6,921 | 40 |
| Umbilical Hernia Repair | $412 – $10,853 | $3,281 | 20 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Under Age 12) | $286 – $7,372 | $5,672 | 40 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $1,241 – $28,207 | $12,931 | 42 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $1,243 – $28,207 | $12,931 | 42 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Age 12 and Over) | $299 – $5,115 | $3,251 | 40 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Colorado, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| Abdominal Hysterectomy | $3,000 | $8,570 |
| Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery | $1,511 | $4,190 |
| Emergency Room Visit (Level 3) | $869 | $2,277 |
| Vasectomy | $2,032 | $5,110 |
| Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial | $9,180 | $22,949 |
| TURP (Transurethral Prostate Resection) | $5,916 | $14,790 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Colorado
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $26,314 | 37 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $17,508 | 39 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $12,931 | 39 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $12,931 | 42 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $12,931 | 42 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $12,178 | 38 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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