Fluoroscopic Guidance for Needle Placement Cost in Colorado
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 78 Colorado hospitals. CPT 77002. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
Hospital comparison — Colorado
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 78 hospitals.
| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | Cigna | UHC | Kaiser | MultiPlan | Humana | Devoted | First Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL BOULDER |
$26.50 | $20.19 | $13.31 | $25.90 | $31.34 | $36.62 | $25.90 | $21.20 | — |
| FAMILY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL FRUITA |
$36.40 | $36.00 | $36.72 | $36.00 | $36.00 | — | $36.36 | — | — |
| GRAND RIVER MEDICAL CENTER RIFLE |
$57.00 | $42.00 | $62.90 | $89.40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCHEALTH ESTES VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ESTES PARK |
$87.00 | $29.01 | $29.01 | $56.84 | $56.84 | $42.86 | $29.01 | — | $113 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL CANON CITY |
$150 | $56.23 | $56.23 | $59.98 | $56.23 | $319 | $56.23 | $56.23 | — |
| HAXTUN HOSPITAL DISTRICT HAXTUN |
$157 | $95.20 | $82.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROWERS MEDICAL CENTER KENDALL DR. LAMAR |
$160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANIMAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL DURANGO |
$175 | $27.58 | $27.58 | $27.58 | $27.58 | $74.00 | $27.58 | — | — |
| DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELTA |
$177 | $289 | — | $230 | — | — | $289 | — | — |
| LINCOLN HEALTH MAIN HOSPITAL HUGO |
$192 | $61.00 | $75.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY SUMMIT HOSPITAL FRISCO |
$220 | $87.39 | $87.39 | $87.39 | $87.39 | $506 | $87.39 | $87.39 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT MERCY HOSPITAL DURANGO |
$243 | $87.39 | $87.39 | $87.39 | $87.39 | $547 | $87.39 | — | — |
| VAIL HEALTH HOSPITAL VAIL |
$255 | $309 | $241 | $228 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCHEALTH UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AURORA |
$282 | $115 | $115 | $112 | $115 | $443 | $115 | $115 | $564 |
| MT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL TRINIDAD |
$298 | — | — | $287 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT LEADVILLE |
$314 | $28.38 | $448 | $448 | — | $403 | $448 | — | $448 |
| DENVER HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS DENVER |
$320 | $128 | — | $681 | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. MARY-CORWIN HOSPITAL PUEBLO |
$325 | $87.39 | $87.39 | $85.60 | $87.39 | $134 | $87.39 | $87.39 | — |
| UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL HIGHLANDS RANCH |
$346 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $795 | $115 | $115 | $680 |
| SOUTHEAST COLORADO HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD |
$366 | $449 | $435 | $430 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC HEALTH PIKES PEAK REGIONAL HOSPITAL WOODLAND PARK |
$395 | $124 | $124 | $124 | $124 | $390 | $124 | $124 | $420 |
| UCHEALTH LONGS PEAK HOSPITAL LONGMONT |
$403 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $691 | $115 | $115 | $680 |
| UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$403 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $795 | $115 | $115 | $680 |
| UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL BROOMFIELD |
$403 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $795 | $115 | $115 | $680 |
| UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH COLORADO SPRINGS |
$447 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $705 | $115 | $115 | $586 |
| UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$447 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $705 | $115 | $115 | $586 |
| SEDGWICK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER JULESBURG |
$450 | $405 | $585 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARKANSAS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LA JUNTA |
$482 | $724 | $764 | $241 | $249 | — | $724 | — | — |
| ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL ASPEN |
$519 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HCA HEALTHONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S SPALDING REHABILITATION DENVER |
$568 | $170 | $153 | $118 | $235 | $398 | — | — | — |
| UCHEALTH PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER PUEBLO |
$570 | $115 | $127 | $115 | $115 | $870 | $115 | — | $984 |
| UCHEALTH PARKVIEW PUEBLO WEST HOSPITAL PUEBLO WEST |
$570 | $115 | $127 | $115 | $115 | $870 | $115 | — | $984 |
| SPALDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AURORA |
$625 | $187 | $168 | $129 | $208 | $437 | — | — | — |
| UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL GREELEY |
$626 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $846 | $115 | $115 | $960 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL FORT MORGAN |
$696 | $87.39 | $87.39 | $87.39 | $87.39 | $1,635 | $87.39 | $87.39 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST COLORADO SPRINGS |
$697 | $80.00 | $87.39 | $653 | $87.39 | $134 | $87.39 | $87.39 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$697 | $80.00 | $118 | $86.49 | $86.00 | $134 | $87.39 | — | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT PENROSE HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$697 | $80.00 | $87.39 | $86.49 | $87.39 | $134 | $87.39 | $87.39 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY NORTH HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER |
$697 | $80.00 | $87.39 | $86.49 | $86.00 | $134 | $87.39 | $87.39 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$697 | $80.00 | $87.39 | $86.49 | $87.39 | $134 | $87.39 | $87.39 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL LONGMONT |
$697 | $89.17 | $89.17 | $90.06 | $89.17 | $1,290 | $89.17 | $89.17 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ORTHOCOLORADO HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$697 | $80.00 | $87.39 | $86.49 | $87.39 | $134 | $87.39 | $87.39 | — |
| UCHEALTH YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER STEAMBOAT SPRINGS |
$698 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $706 | $115 | $115 | $753 |
| PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER |
$709 | $125 | — | $128 | — | $567 | $115 | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF GREELEY GREELEY |
$709 | $125 | — | $128 | $102 | $567 | $115 | — | — |
| UCHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES LOVELAND |
$731 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $950 | $115 | $115 | $616 |
| UCHEALTH POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL FORT COLLINS |
$731 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $950 | $115 | $115 | $616 |
| VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL GLENWOOD SPRINGS |
$751 | $96.00 | $96.00 | $50.00 | — | $96.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| HCA HEALTHONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S DENVER |
$857 | $257 | $218 | $177 | $171 | $600 | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL AURORA 2ND FLOOR |
$1,071 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL - DENVER DENVER |
$1,071 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER GRAND JUNCTION |
$1,234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GRAND JUNCTION |
$1,280 | $27.58 | $30.34 | $27.58 | $28.41 | $90.00 | $27.58 | — | $85.00 |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS BRIARGATE PKWY COLORADO SPRINGS |
$1,370 | $65.26 | $1,521 | $1,313 | $717 | $1,813 | $1,286 | — | $1,939 |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO AURORA |
$1,370 | $1,539 | $1,521 | $1,313 | $717 | $1,813 | $1,286 | — | $1,939 |
| MIDDLE PARK HEALTH FRASER FRASER |
$1,376 | $740 | $1,548 | $774 | $740 | — | $740 | — | — |
| MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER KREMMLING |
$1,376 | $740 | $1,548 | $774 | $740 | — | $740 | — | — |
| MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER - GRANBY GRANBY |
$1,376 | $740 | $1,548 | $774 | $740 | — | $740 | — | — |
| PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BRIGHTON |
$1,378 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL DENVER |
$1,391 | $301 | $57.25 | — | — | — | — | — | $72.06 |
That is the median of what the 78 Colorado hospitals above publish for Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 77002 in Colorado, Medicare reimburses about $128 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Colorado range from $26.50 to $7,314 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.5x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement cost in Colorado?
- Cash prices for fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (CPT 77002) in Colorado range from $26.50 to $7,314, with a median of $697. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement in Colorado?
- The cheapest Colorado hospital published cash price for this procedure is $26.50. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.