Quit-smoking counseling cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes: from $7.70 to $248.00, with a median of $62.11. The lowest price is at San Luis Valley Health (Alamosa). The highest price is 32.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $62.11, is 56% above the US median of $39.79.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($38.28).
- Colorado ranks 45th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 29 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 99406. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.70San Luis Valley Health
Median$62.11half of hospitals charge less
Highest$248.00in Colorado
Lowest saves$54.41vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Valley Health lowest Alamosa · Alamosa, CO BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $7.70 | $14.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $15.12 | $27.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC SYMP TOBACCO COUNSEL 3-10 MIN | $20.18 | $57.65 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Smoking and tobacco use intermediate counseling, 3-10 minutes | $20.94 | $32.21 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Smoking and tobacco use intermediate counseling, 3-10 minutes | $28.00 | $35.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $28.50 | $57.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC SMOKING CESSATION ASYMPTOMATIC >3 & UP TO 10 MIN | $28.70 | $41.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 99406 BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $37.50 | $50.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $55.15 | $55.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $55.15 | $55.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $55.15 | $55.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $55.15 | $55.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $55.15 | $55.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Smoking And Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling | $56.00 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC SMOKING CESSATION 3-10 MIN | $62.11 | $163.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SMOKECESS 3-10 MIN | $67.08 | $67.08 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes | $67.08 | $67.08 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC SMOKING CESSATION ASYMPTOMATIC >3 & UP TO 10 MIN | $69.30 | $99.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Smoking and tobacco use intermediate counseling, 3-10 minutes | $69.70 | $82.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Smoking and tobacco use intermediate counseling, 3-10 minutes | $70.55 | $83.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE INTENSIVE COUNSELING; 4-10 MINUTES | $78.00 | $78.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SMOKECESS 3-10 MIN | $135.54 | $135.54 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SMOKECESS 3-10 MIN | $135.54 | $135.54 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SMOKECESS 3-10 MIN | $184.12 | $184.12 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SMOKECESS 3-10 MIN | $184.12 | $184.12 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes | $206.24 | $206.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SMOKECESS 3-10 MIN | $206.24 | $206.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SMOKECESS 3-10 MIN | $206.24 | $206.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SMOKECESS 3-10 MIN | $248.00 | $248.00 | Sep 1, 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 | 17 | $20.18 | $67.08 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $15.12 | $42.21 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $7.70 | $7.70 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $55.15 | $55.15 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $37.50 | $37.50 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $70.55 | $70.55 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $20.94 | $20.94 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $28.50 | $28.50 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $69.70 | $69.70 |
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 quit-smoking counseling is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Quit-smoking counseling explained.
Quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes in other states
- Alabama$36.12
- Alaska$61.00
- Arizona$30.96
- Arkansas$31.54
- California$73.36
- Connecticut$51.04
- Delaware$79.54, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$79.94, 2 hospitals
- Florida$62.15
- Georgia$35.10
- Hawaii$53.40
- Idaho$35.00
- Illinois$39.00
- Indiana$30.00
- Iowa$42.48
- Kansas$31.54
- Kentucky$32.25
- Louisiana$19.15
- Maine$25.99
- Maryland$37.79
- Massachusetts$114.55
- Michigan$41.00
- Minnesota$35.31
- Mississippi$32.84
- Missouri$26.75
- Montana$30.06
- Nebraska$31.24
- Nevada$40.00
- New Hampshire$36.00
- New Jersey$33.00
- New Mexico$33.12
- New York$46.77
- North Carolina$22.07
- North Dakota$36.00
- Ohio$43.80
- Oklahoma$37.70
- Oregon$33.75
- Pennsylvania$45.65
- Rhode Island$53.00
- South Carolina$52.50
- South Dakota$42.78
- Tennessee$27.94
- Texas$42.88
- Utah$160.36
- Vermont$28.50
- Virginia$47.85
- Washington$33.90
- West Virginia$36.50
- Wisconsin$28.71
- Wyoming$25.65
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.