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X-ray of Shoulder, 1 View Cost in Colorado
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 79 Colorado hospitals. CPT 73020. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $276
📉 Low $30.00
📈 High $2,173
🏥 79 hospitals
🏛️ 77 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $22.65
Hospital comparison — Colorado
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 79 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | Cigna | Kaiser | MultiPlan | Humana | Devoted | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCHEALTH ESTES VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ESTES PARK |
$30.00 | $19.60 | $8.06 | $8.06 | $19.60 | $11.79 | $8.06 | — | — |
| FAMILY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL FRUITA |
$30.80 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.72 | $36.00 | — | $36.36 | — | — |
| VAIL HEALTH HOSPITAL VAIL |
$66.00 | $58.96 | $80.08 | $62.48 | — | — | — | — | $22.20 |
| UCHEALTH UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AURORA |
$96.95 | $85.83 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $152 | $88.49 | $88.49 | — |
| DENVER HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS DENVER |
$101 | $214 | $91.80 | $161 | — | — | — | — | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF DENVER THORNTON |
$104 | $104 | $104 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL HIGHLANDS RANCH |
$121 | $88.49 | $32.58 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $277 | $88.49 | $88.49 | — |
| PROWERS MEDICAL CENTER KENDALL DR. LAMAR |
$130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCHEALTH LONGS PEAK HOSPITAL LONGMONT |
$141 | $88.49 | $33.81 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $241 | $88.49 | $88.49 | — |
| UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL BROOMFIELD |
$141 | $88.49 | $32.58 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $277 | $88.49 | $88.49 | — |
| UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$141 | $88.49 | $32.58 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $277 | $88.49 | $88.49 | — |
| GRAND RIVER MEDICAL CENTER RIFLE |
$144 | $89.40 | $42.00 | $62.90 | — | — | — | — | $58.32 |
| DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELTA |
$147 | $91.80 | $91.80 | $96.39 | — | — | $91.80 | — | $91.80 |
| SPALDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AURORA |
$158 | $32.70 | $65.72 | $42.50 | $52.61 | $111 | — | — | — |
| ARKANSAS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LA JUNTA |
$164 | $82.00 | $247 | $260 | $85.00 | — | $247 | — | — |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS BRIARGATE PKWY COLORADO SPRINGS |
$167 | $158 | $26.52 | $183 | $86.36 | $218 | $155 | — | — |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO AURORA |
$167 | $158 | $185 | $183 | $86.36 | $218 | $155 | — | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY SUMMIT HOSPITAL FRISCO |
$185 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $380 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 |
| SOUTHEAST COLORADO HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD |
$190 | $222 | $232 | $225 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCHEALTH PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER PUEBLO |
$196 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $97.34 | $88.49 | $299 | $88.49 | — | — |
| UCHEALTH PARKVIEW PUEBLO WEST HOSPITAL PUEBLO WEST |
$196 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $97.34 | $88.49 | $299 | $88.49 | — | — |
| MIDDLE PARK HEALTH FRASER FRASER |
$202 | $72.43 | $69.21 | $145 | $69.21 | — | $69.21 | — | $69.21 |
| MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER - GRANBY GRANBY |
$202 | $72.43 | $69.21 | $145 | $69.21 | — | $69.21 | — | $69.21 |
| MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER KREMMLING |
$202 | $72.43 | $69.21 | $145 | $69.21 | — | $69.21 | — | $69.21 |
| ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT LEADVILLE |
$202 | $60.80 | $7.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KIT CARSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURLINGTON |
$203 | $215 | $97.99 | — | — | — | — | — | $21.34 |
| COMMONSPIRIT MERCY HOSPITAL DURANGO |
$205 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $411 | $14.28 | — | $14.28 |
| UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL GREELEY |
$214 | $88.05 | $70.55 | $88.05 | $88.05 | $288 | $88.05 | $88.05 | — |
| UCHEALTH YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER STEAMBOAT SPRINGS |
$229 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $231 | $88.49 | $88.49 | — |
| SEDGWICK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER JULESBURG |
$235 | — | $212 | $306 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAXTUN HOSPITAL DISTRICT HAXTUN |
$236 | — | $95.20 | $82.50 | — | — | — | — | $66.00 |
| UC HEALTH PIKES PEAK REGIONAL HOSPITAL WOODLAND PARK |
$240 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $237 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| UCHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES LOVELAND |
$249 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $324 | $88.49 | $88.49 | — |
| UCHEALTH POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL FORT COLLINS |
$249 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $324 | $88.49 | $88.49 | — |
| UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH COLORADO SPRINGS |
$252 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $398 | $88.49 | $88.49 | — |
| UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$252 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $398 | $88.49 | $88.49 | — |
| VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL GLENWOOD SPRINGS |
$257 | $50.00 | $96.00 | $96.00 | — | $96.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL CANON CITY |
$259 | $79.67 | $74.69 | $74.69 | $74.69 | $423 | $74.69 | $74.69 | $74.69 |
| LINCOLN HEALTH MAIN HOSPITAL HUGO |
$275 | $95.26 | $61.00 | $75.10 | $95.26 | — | $95.26 | $95.26 | $95.26 |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GRAND JUNCTION |
$276 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $77.14 | $75.00 | $90.00 | $91.35 | — | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL FORT MORGAN |
$306 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $719 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$307 | $14.13 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $134 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY NORTH HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER |
$307 | $14.13 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $134 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 |
| COMMONSPIRIT PENROSE HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS |
$307 | $14.13 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $134 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ORTHOCOLORADO HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$307 | $14.13 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $134 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 |
| COMMONSPIRIT LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL LONGMONT |
$307 | $14.72 | $14.57 | $14.57 | $14.57 | $490 | $14.57 | $14.57 | $14.57 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST COLORADO SPRINGS |
$307 | $182 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $134 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$307 | $14.13 | $14.28 | $118 | $14.28 | $134 | $14.28 | — | $14.28 |
| ANIMAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL DURANGO |
$350 | $91.35 | $70.00 | $86.77 | $75.00 | $74.00 | $91.35 | — | $91.35 |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. MARY-CORWIN HOSPITAL PUEBLO |
$354 | $13.99 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $134 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $14.28 |
| PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BRIGHTON |
$369 | $88.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER |
$372 | $87.61 | $22.96 | — | — | $298 | $78.85 | — | — |
| INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER LAFAYETTE |
$373 | $87.60 | $49.23 | $57.25 | $88.48 | — | — | — | — |
| INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH LUTHERAN HOSPITAL WHEAT RIDGE |
$373 | $87.60 | $49.23 | $57.25 | $88.48 | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL DENVER |
$373 | $87.60 | $49.23 | $57.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF GREELEY GREELEY |
$380 | $90.93 | $22.96 | — | $18.84 | $304 | $81.83 | — | — |
| ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL ASPEN |
$388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER GRAND JUNCTION |
$420 | $88.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL TRINIDAD |
$432 | $59.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL BOULDER |
$600 | $7.20 | $7.20 | $11.86 | $8.71 | $11.79 | $7.20 | $7.20 | $7.20 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 73020, 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: $196 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $276 for this?
That is the median of what the 79 Colorado hospitals above publish for X-ray of shoulder, 1 view — 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 73020 in Colorado, Medicare reimburses about $22.65 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Colorado range from $30.00 to $2,173 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 12.2x 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 x-ray of shoulder, 1 view cost in Colorado?
- Cash prices for x-ray of shoulder, 1 view (CPT 73020) in Colorado range from $30.00 to $2,173, with a median of $276. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of shoulder, 1 view in Colorado?
- The cheapest Colorado hospital published cash price for this procedure is $30.00. 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 73020 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.