Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain at HCA HealthONE AURORA

1501 S. Potomac Street, Aurora, CO · HCA HealthONE · · NPI 1659327013

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 9, 2026

$453.74

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$453.74

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$63.03 with Cigna vs $1,383.48 with Anthem — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cigna Connect-SBP $63.03 ↓ -86%
Vail Health COMM $68.97 ↓ -85%
Cigna SureFit $75.33 ↓ -83%
Cigna Connect-NSBP $83.02 ↓ -82%
Kaiser KPIF $90.75 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPSelect $90.75 ↓ -80%
Kaiser CommercialSmallGroupPlans $90.75 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $93.92 ↓ -79%
Cigna Broad $103.77 ↓ -77%
Bright Health OON $136.12 ↓ -70%
Kaiser HMO $161.08 ↓ -64%
Kaiser PPO $161.08 ↓ -64%
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $190.57 ↓ -58%
United GlobalBenefit $204.18 ↓ -55%
Evernorth (Cigna Behavioral Health) COMM $226.87 ↓ -50%
Aetna Cofinity $239.57 ↓ -47%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $262.83 ↓ -42%
Multiplan WorkersComp $273.89 ↓ -40%
Multiplan BeechStreetWorkersComp $273.89 ↓ -40%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $290.39 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $290.39 ↓ -36%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $290.39 ↓ -36%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $290.39 ↓ -36%
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26 ↓ -36%
United ColoradoDoctorsPlan $291.26 ↓ -36%
Rocky Mountain Health Plan AllPayerAppendix $291.26 ↓ -36%
Western Plains Community Health COMM $294.93 ↓ -35%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $317.62 ↓ -30%
Physician Health Partners MCR $317.62 ↓ -30%
NorthCare COMM $317.62 ↓ -30%
Anthem PAR $335.77 ↓ -26%
Medical Development International COMM $362.99 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $385.68 ↓ -15%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $408.37 ↓ -10%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $408.37 ↓ -10%
Anthem PathwayEssentials $707.76 ↑ +56%
Anthem PathwayNSBP $902.91 ↑ +99%
Anthem PPO $1,383.48 ↑ +205%
Anthem HMO $1,383.48 ↑ +205%
Aetna ExistingBusiness not published by hospital
Aetna ASA not published by hospital
Aetna NBR not published by hospital

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Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins $324.16 $167.04 – $633.65
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $281.47 $167.26 – $633.65
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling $169.59 $95.98 – $333.68
East Morgan County Hospital Brush $211.90 $144.96 – $333.68
AdventHealth Porter Denver $2,207.93 $176.13 – $332.48
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver $1,192.00 $75.33 – $707.76
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD $1,167.34 $69.18 – $707.76
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton $1,504.16 $56.12 – $707.76

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