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Utah Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 41 Utah hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark
1.00×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair PriceRight at U.S. Average (0%) 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 41 Utah hospitals, typical commercial prices match the U.S. fair price average (1.00×) after accounting for local wages and patient complexity.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Utah Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Utah, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.41 Hospitals · 130 Procedures
Hospitals Priced41 in UTTotal hospitals in Utah with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare2.2× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Utah hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in UT0.87× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Utah: Cedar City Hospital (Cedar City) at 0.87× fair market price.

Most affordable Utah hospital: Cedar City Hospital (Cedar City) at 0.87× the fair price (13% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint41 Utah Hospitals Analyzed

Utah Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 41 reporting hospitals and 130 shoppable procedures in Utah, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 1.00× the U.S. fair price average (2.2× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 4.0× across the state — from 0.87× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 3.44× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 1.00× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 2.2× Medicare
Advantage

Best Value in Utah (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in Utah: Cedar City Hospital (Cedar City) prices care at 0.87× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital (Logan, 0.87× fair) and Bear River Valley Hospital (0.88× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile Utah hospitals (Q25) charge 0.92× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across Utah must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
Watchout

Where Utah Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup Utah facilities reach 6.3× Medicare (Intermountain Health Sanpete Valley Hospital in Mount Pleasant, Park City Hospital).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 4.0× between the lowest-priced (0.87×) and highest-priced (3.44×) hospitals in Utah.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable UT Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.87× – 0.92× Fair

Led by Cedar City Hospital (Cedar City) at 0.87× fair price.

Typical Utah Hospital (State Median)2.2× Medicare
1.30× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 41 Utah hospitals.

Highest-Markup UT Hospitals (Top 25%)4.0× State Spread
1.68× – 3.44× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of Utah hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

Utah County Price & Affordability Heatmap 19 of 29 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

Utah County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 29 counties in Utah

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup
Showing top 24 counties with hospital price filings of 29 total in Utah

All Hospitals in Utah (41)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in Utah (130)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical Utah price. Search any procedure below.

Browse Utah by Metro Area

Local hospital comparison pages for each Utah regional market.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in Utah

Across the 40 Utah hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 37 of 40 hospitals
Aetna 35 of 40 hospitals
Cigna 35 of 40 hospitals
Humana 35 of 40 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 29 of 40 hospitals

Also negotiating in Utah: Molina (31) · SelectHealth (26) · HealthPartners (18) · Bright Health (8) · Health Net (5) · MVP Health Care (1).

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