Pentobarbital sodium inj 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

$141.21

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.

$141.21

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.

$21.46 with Vail Health vs $127.09 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
Vail Health COMM $21.46 ↓ -85%
Kaiser KPIF $28.24 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPSelect $28.24 ↓ -80%
Kaiser CommercialSmallGroupPlans $28.24 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $29.23 ↓ -79%
Cigna Connect-SBP $30.50 ↓ -78%
Cigna SureFit $35.87 ↓ -75%
Cigna Connect-NSBP $36.57 ↓ -74%
Aetna MCRADVPPO $42.36 ↓ -70%
Aetna MCRADVHMO $42.36 ↓ -70%
Bright Health OON $42.36 ↓ -70%
Cigna Broad $50.13 ↓ -64%
Kaiser HMO $50.13 ↓ -64%
Kaiser PPO $50.13 ↓ -64%
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $59.31 ↓ -58%
United ColoradoDoctorsPlan $59.83 ↓ -58%
United GlobalBenefit $63.54 ↓ -55%
Evernorth (Cigna Behavioral Health) COMM $70.61 ↓ -50%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $90.37 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $90.37 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $90.37 ↓ -36%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $90.37 ↓ -36%
Western Plains Community Health COMM $91.79 ↓ -35%
NorthCare COMM $98.85 ↓ -30%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $98.85 ↓ -30%
Physician Health Partners MCR $98.85 ↓ -30%
Anthem PAR $104.50 ↓ -26%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $105.91 ↓ -25%
United AllPayerAppendix $108.78 ↓ -23%
Rocky Mountain Health Plan AllPayerAppendix $108.78 ↓ -23%
TriWest Health Alliance FED $112.97 ↓ -20%
Medical Development International COMM $112.97 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $120.03 ↓ -15%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $127.09 ↓ -10%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $127.09 ↓ -10%
Aetna NBR not published by hospital
Aetna ASA not published by hospital
Aetna ExistingBusiness not published by hospital

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Pentobarbital sodium inj at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver $168.84 $59.83 – $108.78
AdventHealth Porter Denver not published $27.43 – $51.78
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver not published $59.83 – $59.83
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree not published $59.83 – $108.78
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD not published $59.83 – $108.78
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton not published $27.43 – $51.78
AdventHealth Avista Louisville not published $27.43 – $51.78
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock not published $27.43 – $51.78

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