Shoulder replacement cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for total shoulder replacement: from $3,477.35 to $65,123.81, with a median of $16,317.39. The lowest price is at Gunnison Valley Hospital (Gunnison). The highest price is 18.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $16,317.39, is 6% below the US median of $17,285.29.
- Colorado ranks 19th of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 9 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 23472. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,477.35Gunnison Valley Hospital
Median$16,317.39half of hospitals charge less
Highest$65,123.81in Colorado
Lowest saves$12,840.04vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison Valley Hospital lowest Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | $3,477.35 | $4,091.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital one side Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO PROSTHETIC REPAIR OF SHOULDER JOINT; TOTAL SHOULDER | $11,612.73 | $20,737.01 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO PROSTHETIC REPAIR OF SHOULDER JOINT; TOTAL SHOULDER | $12,441.50 | $24,883.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC PROSTHETIC REPAIR OF SHOULDER JOINT | $16,317.39 | $20,396.73 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC PROSTHETIC REPAIR OF SHOULDER JOINT | $16,317.39 | $20,396.73 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC PROSTHETIC REPAIR OF SHOULDER JOINT | $16,317.39 | $20,396.73 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | $16,765.60 | $20,957.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital one side Durango · Durango, CO PROSTHETIC REPAIR OF SHOULDER JOINT; TOTAL SHOULDER | $20,709.00 | $20,709.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Reconstruct shoulder joint | $65,123.81 | $65,123.81 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durango, CO | 1 | $20,709.00 | $20,709.00 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $16,317.39 | $16,317.39 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $16,317.39 | $16,317.39 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $3,477.35 | $3,477.35 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $11,612.73 | $11,612.73 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $16,765.60 | $16,765.60 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $65,123.81 | $65,123.81 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $16,317.39 | $16,317.39 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $12,441.50 | $12,441.50 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What shoulder replacement is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder replacement explained.
Total shoulder replacement in other states
- Alabama$23,511.43
- Alaska$66,263.03, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$30,255.35
- Arkansas$4,569.30
- California$11,340.00
- Connecticut$8,310.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$10,359.80, 1 hospital
- Florida$23,945.30
- Georgia$15,440.00
- Hawaii$18,755.80, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$17,113.00
- Illinois$9,872.22
- Indiana$34,732.37
- Iowa$6,875.50
- Kansas$10,688.25
- Kentucky$13,327.99
- Louisiana$16,253.49
- Maine$3,610.62, 1 hospital
- Maryland$18.43, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$110,496.94, 3 hospitals
- Michigan$24,109.66
- Minnesota$5,702.99
- Mississippi$14,003.85
- Missouri$13,391.87
- Montana$9,298.58
- Nebraska$20,773.20
- Nevada$14,785.50, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$6,002.71, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New Mexico$32,779.00
- New York$21,762.05
- North Carolina$11,674.90
- North Dakota$10,668.29, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$54,508.43
- Oklahoma$23,085.00
- Oregon$13,379.33
- Pennsylvania$32,300.37
- Rhode Island$12,941.80, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$53,715.02
- South Dakota$11,194.09, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$15,655.31
- Texas$17,527.00
- Utah$14,175.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$18,139.11, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$55,467.55
- Washington$27,054.63
- West Virginia$9,941.34
- Wisconsin$6,045.20
- Wyoming$7,681.32, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.