NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT): from $606.65 to $2,284.80, with a median of $846.55. The lowest price is at San Luis Valley Health (Alamosa). The highest price is 3.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $846.55, is 19% below the US median of $1,043.03.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($759.05).
- Colorado ranks 11th of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 11 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 81420. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$606.65San Luis Valley Health
Median$846.55half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,284.80in Colorado
Lowest saves$239.90vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Valley Health lowest Alamosa · Alamosa, CO FETAL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY | $606.65 | $1,103.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO FETAL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY | $808.08 | $1,443.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY - FETAL CHROMOSOME ANEUPLOIDY | $846.55 | $846.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY - FETAL CHROMOSOME ANEUPLOIDY | $846.55 | $846.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY - FETAL CHROMOSOME ANEUPLOIDY | $846.55 | $846.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY - FETAL CHROMOSOME ANEUPLOIDY | $846.55 | $846.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY - FETAL CHROMOSOME ANEUPLOIDY | $846.55 | $846.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Test for detecting genes associated with fetal disease, aneuploidy genomic sequence analysis panel | $918.00 | $1,080.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO LAB FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $984.10 | $2,278.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO FETAL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY | $1,811.00 | $3,622.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Test for detecting genes associated with fetal disease, aneuploidy genomic sequence analysis panel | $2,284.80 | $2,856.00 | Nov 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 4 | $846.55 | $846.55 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $606.65 | $606.65 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $846.55 | $846.55 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $808.08 | $808.08 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $984.10 | $984.10 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $2,284.80 | $2,284.80 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $1,811.00 | $1,811.00 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $918.00 | $918.00 |
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 NIPT prenatal DNA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: NIPT prenatal DNA test explained.
Prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) in other states
- Alabama$1,004.55
- Alaska$1,232.07
- Arizona$1,720.00
- Arkansas$1,222.00
- California$1,736.00
- Connecticut$3,985.28, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$2,429.05
- District of Columbia$2,888.94, 2 hospitals
- Florida$387.50
- Georgia$899.50
- Hawaii$2,110.50, 1 hospital
- Idaho$695.30
- Illinois$879.90
- Indiana$850.92
- Iowa$789.30
- Kansas$2,277.15
- Kentucky$1,287.72
- Louisiana$451.08
- Maine$1,049.17
- Maryland$395.01
- Massachusetts$2,583.00
- Michigan$300.00
- Minnesota$1,387.54
- Mississippi$802.40
- Missouri$1,166.10
- Montana$926.25, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$3,026.95, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$775.95, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,290.80, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$834.96
- New Mexico$701.96, 3 hospitals
- New York$1,140.78
- North Carolina$852.34
- North Dakota$1,277.70
- Ohio$1,456.00
- Oklahoma$1,178.78
- Oregon$1,376.40
- Pennsylvania$2,336.04
- Rhode Island$759.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$1,807.66
- South Dakota$998.40, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$998.58
- Texas$870.00
- Utah$1,531.19
- Vermont$1,581.58, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$1,032.80
- Washington$766.08
- West Virginia$800.00
- Wisconsin$1,206.81
- Wyoming$1,294.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.