Specialist consult, extended cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $87.32 to $353.00, with a median of $144.31. The lowest price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver). The highest price is 4.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $144.31, is 34% below the US median of $219.70.
- Colorado ranks 9th of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 99244. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC OFFICE CONSULTATION NEW/ESTAB PATIENT 60 MIN | $87.32 | $249.48 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC LACTATION CONSULT LOW LEVEL 40MIN | $92.00 | $184.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $144.31 | $222.02 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=PSYCH CONSULT OP 40-54 MIN | $302.90 | $466.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Patient office consultation, 60 min | $353.00 | $471.00 | — source file |
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 | 2 | $87.32 | $195.11 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $353.00 | $353.00 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $144.31 | $144.31 |
What specialist consult, extended is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consult, extended explained.
Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$160.39
- Alaska$516.36, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$133.25
- Arkansas$135.20
- California$202.50
- Connecticut$500.00
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$45.60
- Georgia$673.00
- Hawaii$389.68, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$286.41, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$242.50
- Indiana$242.20
- Iowa$294.40
- Kansas$266.05
- Kentucky$170.40
- Louisiana$152.01
- Maine$64.17
- Maryland$495.90, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$237.00
- Michigan$225.73
- Minnesota$197.79
- Mississippi$159.56
- Missouri$267.25
- Montana$387.41
- Nebraska$338.88, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$352.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$80.50, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$47.30
- New Mexico$339.94, 2 hospitals
- New York$298.91
- North Dakota$323.80
- Ohio$147.33
- Oklahoma$96.48
- Oregon$462.00
- Pennsylvania$260.00
- Puerto Rico$783.25, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$246.83
- South Dakota$461.10, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$162.32
- Vermont$213.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$459.62, 4 hospitals
- Washington$252.70
- West Virginia$99.25
- Wisconsin$320.45
- Wyoming$248.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.