M/phmtrc alys ishquant/semiq 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

$3,987.72

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,987.72

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.

$23.66 with Cigna vs $3,588.95 with Prime Health — 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 $23.66 ↓ -99%
Cigna SureFit $28.27 ↓ -99%
Cigna Connect-NSBP $31.16 ↓ -99%
Cigna Broad $38.95 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $47.11 ↓ -99%
Rocky Mountain Health Plan AllPayerAppendix $47.11 ↓ -99%
United ColoradoDoctorsPlan $47.11 ↓ -99%
Anthem PathwayEssentials $114.48 ↓ -97%
Anthem PathwayNSBP $146.04 ↓ -96%
Anthem PPO $223.77 ↓ -94%
Anthem HMO $223.77 ↓ -94%
Vail Health COMM $606.13 ↓ -85%
Kaiser CommercialSmallGroupPlans $797.54 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPIF $797.54 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPSelect $797.54 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $825.46 ↓ -79%
Aetna MCRADVHMO $1,196.32 ↓ -70%
Bright Health OON $1,196.32 ↓ -70%
Aetna MCRADVPPO $1,196.32 ↓ -70%
Kaiser PPO $1,415.64 ↓ -65%
Kaiser HMO $1,415.64 ↓ -65%
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $1,674.84 ↓ -58%
United GlobalBenefit $1,794.47 ↓ -55%
Evernorth (Cigna Behavioral Health) COMM $1,993.86 ↓ -50%
Aetna Cofinity $2,105.52 ↓ -47%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $2,552.14 ↓ -36%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $2,552.14 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $2,552.14 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $2,552.14 ↓ -36%
Western Plains Community Health COMM $2,592.02 ↓ -35%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $2,791.40 ↓ -30%
NorthCare COMM $2,791.40 ↓ -30%
Physician Health Partners MCR $2,791.40 ↓ -30%
Anthem PAR $2,950.91 ↓ -26%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $2,990.79 ↓ -25%
Medical Development International COMM $3,190.18 ↓ -20%
TriWest Health Alliance FED $3,190.18 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $3,389.56 ↓ -15%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $3,588.95 ↓ -10%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $3,588.95 ↓ -10%
Aetna ExistingBusiness not published by hospital
Aetna ASA not published by hospital
Aetna NBR not published by hospital

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