Cheapest hospitals in Colorado without insurance
Of 50 hospitals in Colorado we can compare, Banner North Colorado Medical Center (Greeley) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 81% below the Colorado median across 308 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all Colorado hospitals, procedure by procedure.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley | 81% below | 303 of 308 | 4 of 308 |
| 2. Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins | 79% below | 278 of 284 | 6 of 284 |
| 3. Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling | 70% below | 280 of 297 | 16 of 297 |
| 4. Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver | 68% below | 444 of 449 | 3 of 449 |
| 5. Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta | 54% below | 248 of 253 | 5 of 253 |
| 6. East Morgan County Hospital Brush | 47% below | 233 of 294 | 58 of 294 |
| 7. San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara | 44% below | 242 of 252 | 9 of 252 |
| 8. Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads | 44% below | 266 of 295 | 24 of 295 |
| 9. San Luis Valley Health Alamosa | 43% below | 325 of 340 | 13 of 340 |
| 10. Delta Health Hospital Delta | 42% below | 314 of 325 | 10 of 325 |
| 11. Vail Health Hospital Vail | 40% below | 305 of 378 | 68 of 378 |
| 12. National Jewish Health Denver | 40% below | 238 of 261 | 20 of 261 |
| 13. Wray Community District Hospital Wray | 39% below | 281 of 320 | 33 of 320 |
| 14. Grand River Medical Center Rifle | 35% below | 322 of 363 | 33 of 363 |
| 15. Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs | 31% below | 318 of 380 | 58 of 380 |
| 16. Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora | 25% below | 269 of 396 | 121 of 396 |
| 17. Rangely Hospital District Rangely | 24% below | 253 of 359 | 97 of 359 |
| 18. Community Hospital Grand Junction | 23% below | 306 of 415 | 93 of 415 |
| 19. Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma | 22% below | 133 of 198 | 62 of 198 |
| 20. Family Health West Hospital Fruita | 18% below | 256 of 326 | 65 of 326 |
| 21. Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun | 14% below | 263 of 376 | 103 of 376 |
| 22. Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke | 6% below | 228 of 375 | 134 of 375 |
| 23. Boulder Community Health Boulder | 1% below | 196 of 385 | 185 of 385 |
| 24. Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser | at median | 164 of 385 | 134 of 385 |
| 25. Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling | at median | 164 of 385 | 134 of 385 |
| 26. Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby | at median | 164 of 385 | 134 of 385 |
| 27. Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison | 3% above | 158 of 396 | 220 of 396 |
| 28. Salida Hospital District Salida | 7% above | 122 of 317 | 184 of 317 |
| 29. Lincoln Health Hugo | 9% above | 131 of 322 | 185 of 322 |
| 30. Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen | 27% above | 89 of 341 | 248 of 341 |
| 31. Animas Surgical Hospital Durango | 38% above | 65 of 291 | 219 of 291 |
| 32. AdventHealth Avista Louisville | 53% above | 94 of 421 | 267 of 421 |
| 33. AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock | 53% above | 94 of 421 | 267 of 421 |
| 34. AdventHealth Littleton Littleton | 53% above | 94 of 421 | 267 of 421 |
| 35. AdventHealth Parker Parker | 53% above | 94 of 421 | 267 of 421 |
| 36. AdventHealth Porter Denver | 53% above | 94 of 421 | 267 of 421 |
| 37. Spalding at Psl Denver | 91% above | 46 of 263 | 216 of 263 |
| 38. Craig Hospital Englewood | 124% above | 55 of 169 | 107 of 169 |
| 39. HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver | 262% above | 34 of 324 | 288 of 324 |
| 40. HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton | 443% above | 9 of 315 | 304 of 315 |
| 41. HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood | 443% above | 9 of 315 | 304 of 315 |
| 42. HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood | 446% above | 9 of 315 | 304 of 315 |
| 43. HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver | 451% above | 12 of 324 | 311 of 324 |
| 44. HCA Healthone Rose Denver | 451% above | 13 of 324 | 310 of 324 |
| 45. HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton | 489% above | 7 of 322 | 313 of 322 |
| 46. HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton | 494% above | 7 of 322 | 313 of 322 |
| 47. HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora | 565% above | 19 of 321 | 296 of 321 |
| 48. Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood | 571% above | 19 of 321 | 296 of 321 |
| 49. HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker | 667% above | 5 of 308 | 297 of 308 |
| 50. HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree | 674% above | 4 of 308 | 298 of 308 |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Typical price The median of this hospital's cash prices divided by the state median for the same codes: below means cheaper than a typical hospital in the state.
Below median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is cheaper than the state median.
Above median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is more expensive than the state median.
Not in the ranking: Advanced Care Hospital of Northern Colorado (Johnstown), Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital (Johnstown), Vibra Hospital of Denver (Thornton) — their price files list no cash price (all US hospitals without one).
Procedure costs in Colorado
- MRI cost
- CT scan cost
- X-ray cost
- Ultrasound cost
- ER visit cost
- Blood test cost
- STD test cost
- Colonoscopy cost
- Doctor visit cost
- Annual physical cost
- Physical therapy cost
- Mammogram cost
- Heart test cost
- Therapy session cost
- Sleep study cost
- Flu shot cost
- COVID-19 vaccine cost
- Vaccine cost
- Childhood vaccine cost
- Stitches cost
- Mole removal cost
- Cortisone shot cost
- Hysterectomy cost
- Joint replacement cost
- Knee arthroscopy cost
- Shoulder surgery cost
- Cataract surgery cost
- Hernia repair cost
- Gallbladder removal cost
- Appendectomy cost
- Tonsillectomy cost
- Upper endoscopy cost
- Lumbar discectomy cost
- Hand surgery cost
- Coronary calcium score cost
- Nuclear stress test cost
- Vasectomy cost
- Circumcision cost
- Septoplasty cost
- Strep test cost
- Earwax removal cost
- Bone density scan cost
- Cholesterol test (lipid panel) cost
- Complete blood count (CBC) cost
- Cardioversion cost
Cheapest hospitals by metro area in Colorado
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all Colorado hospitals that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.