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Colorado Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Colorado healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 60
Shoppable Procedures 142
vs U.S. Median Price 0% near the U.S. average
How Colorado prices compare 142 procedures · 0% vs U.S. median
Hip or knee replacement
U.S. median
$19,245
In Colorado
$23,334
+$4,089 more here
U.S.
CO

Across 142 shoppable procedures, Colorado hospitals typically charge close to the national median for the same procedures. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs Colorado

Best value: Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center (Salida) — about 67% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in Colorado

Across the 69 Colorado hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 67 of 69 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 62 of 69 hospitals
Aetna 60 of 69 hospitals
Cigna 58 of 69 hospitals
Humana 57 of 69 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 47 of 69 hospitals

Also negotiating in Colorado: Devoted Health (32) · SelectHealth (24) · HealthPartners (12) · WellCare (10) · Bright Health (9) · GEHA (8).

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

Browse Colorado by area

Local price pages for each Colorado metro area.

Compare prices by procedure in Colorado

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Colorado.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →