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Screening Test for Pathogenic Organisms Cost in Colorado
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 83 Colorado hospitals. CPT 87081. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $61.06
📉 Low $6.86
📈 High $394
🏥 83 hospitals
🏛️ 79 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Colorado
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 83 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | Cigna | Humana | Kaiser | MultiPlan | Devoted | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENVER HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS DENVER |
$6.86 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $10.96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELTA |
$8.55 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.96 | $6.63 | — | — | — | $6.63 |
| BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL BOULDER |
$18.50 | $2.50 | $4.97 | $7.36 | $4.64 | $6.76 | $10.41 | $6.63 | $5.64 |
| HAXTUN HOSPITAL DISTRICT HAXTUN |
$21.45 | — | $95.20 | $82.50 | — | — | — | — | $66.00 |
| KEEFE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHEYENNE WELLS |
$27.00 | $76.00 | $76.00 | $95.00 | — | $76.00 | $90.00 | — | — |
| UCHEALTH UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AURORA |
$28.00 | $6.43 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $44.00 | $6.63 | — |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS BRIARGATE PKWY COLORADO SPRINGS |
$29.90 | $21.39 | $7.62 | $33.19 | $28.06 | $15.64 | $39.56 | — | — |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO AURORA |
$29.90 | $21.39 | $33.58 | $33.19 | $28.06 | $15.64 | $39.56 | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL - DENVER DENVER |
$31.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL GLENWOOD SPRINGS |
$35.70 | $50.00 | $96.00 | $96.00 | $95.00 | — | $96.00 | — | — |
| UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL HIGHLANDS RANCH |
$36.90 | $6.63 | $6.41 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $84.87 | $6.63 | — |
| PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BRIGHTON |
$37.31 | $6.63 | $79.70 | $4.31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCHEALTH ESTES VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ESTES PARK |
$37.50 | $24.50 | $24.50 | $24.50 | $24.50 | $24.50 | $10.41 | — | — |
| FAMILY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL FRUITA |
$41.30 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.72 | $36.36 | $36.00 | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GRAND JUNCTION |
$41.44 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $7.29 | $6.63 | $6.83 | $90.00 | — | — |
| HCA HEALTHONE SOUTHWEST ER LITTLETON |
$41.91 | $6.60 | $6.63 | $3.88 | $6.56 | $6.76 | $29.34 | $6.63 | — |
| HCA HEALTHONE BELMAR ER LAKEWOOD |
$41.91 | $6.60 | $6.63 | $3.88 | $6.56 | $6.76 | $29.34 | $6.63 | — |
| HCA HEALTHONE SWEDISH ENGLEWOOD |
$41.91 | $6.60 | $6.63 | $3.88 | $6.56 | $6.76 | $29.34 | $6.63 | — |
| UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL BROOMFIELD |
$43.05 | $6.63 | $6.41 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $84.87 | $6.63 | — |
| UCHEALTH LONGS PEAK HOSPITAL LONGMONT |
$43.05 | $6.63 | $6.61 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $73.80 | $6.63 | — |
| UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$43.05 | $6.63 | $6.41 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $84.87 | $6.63 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY SUMMIT HOSPITAL FRISCO |
$44.69 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $103 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT LEADVILLE |
$46.90 | $67.00 | $5.01 | $67.00 | $67.00 | — | $60.30 | — | — |
| LINCOLN HEALTH MAIN HOSPITAL HUGO |
$48.00 | — | $61.00 | $75.10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT MERCY HOSPITAL DURANGO |
$49.43 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $111 | — | $6.50 |
| UCHEALTH YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER STEAMBOAT SPRINGS |
$49.50 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $50.05 | $6.63 | — |
| UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$49.96 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $78.82 | $6.63 | — |
| UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH COLORADO SPRINGS |
$49.96 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $78.82 | $6.63 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ORTHOCOLORADO HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$50.67 | $6.43 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $88.66 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$50.67 | $6.43 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $88.66 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST COLORADO SPRINGS |
$50.67 | $9.95 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $88.66 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY NORTH HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER |
$50.67 | $6.43 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $88.66 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| COMMONSPIRIT PENROSE HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$50.67 | $6.43 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $88.66 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$50.67 | $6.43 | $6.50 | $8.02 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $88.66 | — | $6.50 |
| COMMONSPIRIT LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL LONGMONT |
$50.67 | $6.50 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $93.73 | $6.63 | $6.63 |
| UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL GREELEY |
$52.80 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $71.28 | $6.63 | — |
| MT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL TRINIDAD |
$53.50 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | — | — | $6.96 | $6.63 |
| KIT CARSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURLINGTON |
$56.07 | $59.37 | $27.05 | — | — | — | — | — | $6.50 |
| MIDDLE PARK HEALTH FRASER FRASER |
$56.88 | $31.99 | $30.57 | $63.98 | $30.57 | $30.57 | — | — | $30.57 |
| MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER KREMMLING |
$56.88 | $31.99 | $30.57 | $63.98 | $30.57 | $30.57 | — | — | $30.57 |
| MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER - GRANBY GRANBY |
$56.88 | $31.99 | $30.57 | $63.98 | $30.57 | $30.57 | — | — | $30.57 |
| SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL DENVER |
$61.06 | $6.56 | — | $4.31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH LUTHERAN HOSPITAL WHEAT RIDGE |
$61.06 | $6.56 | — | $4.31 | — | $6.63 | — | — | — |
| ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER GRAND JUNCTION |
$61.06 | $6.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER LAFAYETTE |
$61.06 | $6.56 | — | $4.31 | — | $6.63 | — | — | — |
| UCHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES LOVELAND |
$61.60 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $80.08 | $6.63 | — |
| UCHEALTH POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL FORT COLLINS |
$61.60 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $80.08 | $6.63 | — |
| UCHEALTH PARKVIEW PUEBLO WEST HOSPITAL PUEBLO WEST |
$62.40 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $4.31 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $95.16 | — | — |
| UCHEALTH PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER PUEBLO |
$62.40 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $4.31 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $95.16 | — | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF DENVER THORNTON |
$63.05 | $63.05 | $63.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF GREELEY GREELEY |
$66.30 | $6.63 | $4.97 | — | $5.97 | $6.63 | $53.04 | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER |
$66.30 | $6.63 | $4.97 | — | $5.97 | — | $53.04 | — | — |
| NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH DENVER |
$66.50 | $8.07 | $6.63 | $48.46 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $71.25 | — | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL FORT MORGAN |
$67.32 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $158 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. MARY-CORWIN HOSPITAL PUEBLO |
$70.85 | $6.36 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $124 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL AURORA 2ND FLOOR |
$72.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROWERS MEDICAL CENTER KENDALL DR. LAMAR |
$72.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARKANSAS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LA JUNTA |
$75.00 | $38.00 | $113 | $119 | $113 | $39.00 | — | — | — |
| ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL ASPEN |
$75.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VAIL HEALTH HOSPITAL VAIL |
$75.75 | $67.67 | $91.91 | $71.71 | — | — | — | — | $6.50 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87081, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $48.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $61.06 for this?
That is the median of what the 83 Colorado hospitals above publish for Screening test for pathogenic organisms — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does screening test for pathogenic organisms cost in Colorado?
- Cash prices for screening test for pathogenic organisms (CPT 87081) in Colorado range from $6.86 to $394, with a median of $61.06. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest screening test for pathogenic organisms in Colorado?
- The cheapest Colorado hospital published cash price for this procedure is $6.86. 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.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Colorado facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87081 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.