Cash prices Colorado Outpatient

Vasectomy cost in Colorado without insurance

In Colorado, the median cash price for Vasectomy is $5,406.23 across 14 hospitals, from $2,275.90 to $8,265.00. The lowest is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver). The US median is $1,965.67.

Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.

A vasectomy is a minor procedure that blocks the tubes that carry sperm, as permanent birth control. It is usually done in a urologist's office with local anesthesia and takes about 15 to 30 minutes. Code 55250 covers the procedure, one or both sides, and the follow-up semen test. Prices at hospitals and at urology clinics can differ a lot.

Collected Sep 29, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Vasectomy prices in Colorado by type

55250 is the only code for the procedure, so prices are directly comparable. Some facilities quote a package that adds the consultation visit or the follow-up semen analysis, and others charge them separately.

Procedure	Hospitals	Range	Median	US median
Vasectomy Vasectomy, one or both sides, including follow-up semen testing · code 55250	14	$2,275.90–$8,265.00	$5,406.23	$1,965.67

Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More

Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.

Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More

Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More

US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in Colorado. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

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Paying cash: what to do

Ask whether the price includes the consultation, the procedure, and the follow-up semen test that confirms it worked.
Urology clinics and outpatient surgery centers often charge less than a hospital operating room.
Some health departments and family planning clinics offer lower prices based on income; call and ask.