St evaluation swallow function 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

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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.

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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.

$87.04 with Humana vs $711.38 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
Humana MCR $87.04
United MCR $87.48
Cigna HealthSpring Medicare $87.92
Anthem BCBS MCR $87.92
Bright Health DualEligible $87.92
Bright Health MCRHMO $87.92
Bright Health MCRPOS $87.92
Bright Health MCRPPO $87.92
Bright Health MCRSNP $87.92
Devoted Health MCRAdvantage $87.92
Bright Health PFFS $87.92
TriWest Health Alliance FED $87.92
Aetna MCRADVHMO $87.92
Aetna MCRADVPPO $87.92
Total LongTerm Care MCR $87.92
Rocky Mountain Health MGMCR $87.92
Mutual of Omaha MCR $87.92
Kaiser MGMCR $89.68
WellCare MCR $90.56
Delaware Life Insurance MGMCR $92.32
Vail Health COMM $120.14
Kaiser KPSelect $158.08
Kaiser KPIF $158.08
Kaiser CommercialSmallGroupPlans $158.08
United OptionsPPO $163.62
Bright Health OON $237.13
Kaiser PPO $280.60
Kaiser HMO $280.60
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $331.98
United GlobalBenefit $355.69
Evernorth (Cigna Behavioral Health) COMM $395.21
Aetna Cofinity $417.34
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $505.87
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $505.87
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $505.87
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $505.87
Western Plains Community Health COMM $513.77
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $553.29
Physician Health Partners MCR $553.29
NorthCare COMM $553.29
Anthem PAR $584.91
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $592.82
Medical Development International COMM $632.34
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $671.86
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $711.38
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $711.38

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St evaluation swallow function at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins $186.65 $141.45 – $327.75
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $159.74 $88.40 – $327.75
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling $109.74 $65.01 – $226.01
East Morgan County Hospital Brush $132.34 $98.19 – $226.01
AdventHealth Porter Denver $936.08 $57.95 – $109.39
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree $2,554.20 $87.04 – $92.32
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER $2,554.20 $79.80 – $124.18
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton $589.19 $87.04 – $92.32

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