Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at East Morgan County Hospital

2400 Edison Street, Brush, CO · Banner Health · · NPI 1699708743

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 12, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$234.48

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

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$301.00

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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.

$126.84 with Pinnacol Assurance Workers Comp vs $291.97 with Multiplan — 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

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
Pinnacol Assurance Workers Comp Pinnacol Assurance WC $126.84 ↓ -46%
Clear Spring Health Medicare Advantage $129.43 ↓ -45%
Medicare Traditional Medicare $129.43 ↓ -45%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare $129.43 ↓ -45%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $129.43 ↓ -45%
Banner Health Banner Choice Plus/Banner Select $129.43 ↓ -45%
Medica Medicare Advantage $129.43 ↓ -45%
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado Medicare $129.43 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $129.43 ↓ -45%
HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. Medicare Advantage $129.43 ↓ -45%
Longevity Medicare Advantage $133.31 ↓ -43%
Humana Medicare Advantage $137.20 ↓ -41%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $142.37 ↓ -39%
United Healthcare Nebraska Medicaid/CHIP $144.48 ↓ -38%
Assist Health Group AHG Specialty Network $155.32 ↓ -34%
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado Pathway $226.71 ↓ -3%
Denver Health Medical Plan Commercial $240.80 ↑ +3%
Medica Commercial $250.73 ↑ +7%
United Healthcare UHC Navigate/Colorado Doctors Plan $260.37 ↑ +11%
Apostrophe, Inc. Commercial $270.90 ↑ +16%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $270.90 ↑ +16%
Aetna Commercial/Medical Rental $279.93 ↑ +19%
United Healthcare Commercial $279.93 ↑ +19%
Hue Health, Inc Medicare Advantage $285.95 ↑ +22%
Rocky Mountain Health Plans Private Plan/Self Insured Plan $285.95 ↑ +22%
Multiplan Commercial $291.97 ↑ +25%

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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins $242.18 $141.04 – $328.00
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $190.23 $88.41 – $328.00
AdventHealth Porter Denver $2,027.10 $46.00 – $46.00
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER $2,739.00 $33.49 – $648.66
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton $2,027.10 $46.00 – $46.00
AdventHealth Avista Louisville $2,027.10 $46.00 – $46.00
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock $2,027.10 $46.00 – $46.00
AdventHealth Parker Parker $2,027.10 $46.00 – $46.00

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