Hemorrhoid banding cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $242.55 to $3,193.89, with a median of $2,422.15. The lowest price is at San Luis Valley Health (Alamosa). The highest price is 13.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,422.15, is 114% above the US median of $1,132.30.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Colorado ranks 43rd of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 18 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 46221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$242.55San Luis Valley Health
Median$2,422.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,193.89in Colorado
Lowest saves$2,179.60vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Valley Health lowest Alamosa · Alamosa, CO HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INT RB LIG | $242.55 | $441.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $271.64 | $417.90 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(s) | $574.00 | $765.00 | — source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 46221 HEMORRHOID LIGATION INTERNAL W/ RUBBER BAND | $661.50 | $882.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Hemorrhoidectomy internal by rubber band ligation(s) | $672.72 | $840.90 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HEMORRHOID BANDING | $680.83 | $1,945.22 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,817.20 | $2,596.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $2,080.00 | $2,600.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $2,422.15 | $2,422.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $2,422.15 | $2,422.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $2,422.15 | $2,422.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $2,422.15 | $2,422.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $2,422.15 | $2,422.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO REMOVAL OF EXTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS BY RUBBER BANDING | $2,442.00 | $4,884.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO 46221 hemorrhoidectomy internal by rubberband ligation(s) | $2,772.00 | $2,772.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SIMPLE | $3,193.89 | $3,992.36 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SIMPLE | $3,193.89 | $3,992.36 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SIMPLE | $3,193.89 | $3,992.36 | Apr 27, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 6 | $680.83 | $2,422.15 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $242.55 | $242.55 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $2,422.15 | $2,422.15 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $661.50 | $661.50 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $3,193.89 | $3,193.89 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $3,193.89 | $3,193.89 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $574.00 | $574.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $2,080.00 | $2,080.00 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $2,772.00 | $2,772.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $3,193.89 | $3,193.89 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $672.72 | $672.72 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $271.64 | $271.64 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $2,442.00 | $2,442.00 |
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 hemorrhoid banding is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hemorrhoid banding explained.
Hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) in other states
- Alabama$1,824.00
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$1,316.29
- Arkansas$834.60
- California$1,872.00
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$1,067.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,277.23, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,719.45
- Georgia$1,377.16
- Hawaii$1,850.10
- Idaho$1,094.40
- Illinois$914.00
- Indiana$2,199.33
- Iowa$653.80
- Kansas$956.00
- Kentucky$1,000.61
- Louisiana$498.40
- Maine$757.41
- Maryland$698.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,934.70
- Michigan$1,431.95
- Minnesota$815.17
- Mississippi$720.00
- Missouri$1,360.00
- Montana$661.60
- Nebraska$665.00
- Nevada$1,034.55, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$557.38
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$830.70
- New York$1,140.93
- North Carolina$734.16
- North Dakota$1,420.90
- Ohio$1,912.95
- Oklahoma$984.60
- Oregon$740.25
- Pennsylvania$1,791.43
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$1,546.20
- South Dakota$1,183.20
- Tennessee$1,015.80
- Texas$890.85
- Utah$1,413.80, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,341.00
- Virginia$1,452.00
- Washington$1,260.75
- West Virginia$1,181.25
- Wisconsin$1,235.70
- Wyoming$1,198.93, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.