Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's

2001 N High Street, Denver, CO · HCA HealthONE · · NPI 1720038946

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$16,755.75

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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.

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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$16,755.75

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.

$195.47 with Anthem vs $15,080.17 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
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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
Anthem PathwayEssentials $195.47 ↓ -99%
Anthem PathwayNSBP $249.36 ↓ -99%
Anthem HMO $398.98 ↓ -98%
Anthem PPO $398.98 ↓ -98%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $591.76 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WorkersComp $616.68 ↓ -96%
Multiplan BeechStreetWorkersComp $616.68 ↓ -96%
United ColoradoDoctorsPlan $625.80 ↓ -96%
Rocky Mountain Health Plan AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -95%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -95%
Aetna NBR $1,552.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna ExistingBusiness $1,893.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna ASA $2,352.00 ↓ -86%
Vail Health COMM $2,546.87 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $3,468.44 ↓ -79%
Cigna Transplant COMM $4,859.17 ↓ -71%
Bright Health OON $5,026.73 ↓ -70%
Aetna MCRADVHMO $5,026.73 ↓ -70%
United GlobalBenefit $7,540.09 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $8,042.76 ↓ -52%
Kaiser National Transplant COMM $8,042.76 ↓ -52%
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $8,545.43 ↓ -49%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $10,723.68 ↓ -36%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $10,723.68 ↓ -36%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $10,723.68 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $10,723.68 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $10,723.68 ↓ -36%
Western Plains Community Health COMM $10,891.24 ↓ -35%
NorthCare COMM $11,729.02 ↓ -30%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $11,729.02 ↓ -30%
Physician Health Partners MCR $11,729.02 ↓ -30%
Anthem PAR $12,399.25 ↓ -26%
Medical Development International COMM $13,404.60 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $14,242.39 ↓ -15%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $15,080.17 ↓ -10%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $15,080.17 ↓ -10%
Aetna Cofinity not published by hospital

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Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AdventHealth Porter Denver $6,344.58 $360.66 – $680.84
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER not published $195.47 – $828.27
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver not published $591.76 – $828.27
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins $491.02 $348.14 – $1,234.05
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $501.41 $333.84 – $1,234.05
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling $1,834.78 $358.91 – $3,860.60
East Morgan County Hospital Brush $2,913.36 $75.01 – $172.66
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD $16,929.41 $195.47 – $828.27

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