Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site 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

$734.75

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$734.75

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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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$20.73 with Cigna vs $3,116.71 with Anthem — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Cigna SureFit $20.73 ↓ -97%
Cigna Connect-NSBP $22.84 ↓ -97%
Cigna Broad $28.55 ↓ -96%
Cigna Connect-SBP $31.09 ↓ -96%
Vail Health COMM $111.68 ↓ -85%
Kaiser KPIF $146.95 ↓ -80%
Kaiser CommercialSmallGroupPlans $146.95 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPSelect $146.95 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $152.09 ↓ -79%
Kaiser HMO $173.40 ↓ -76%
Kaiser PPO $191.03 ↓ -74%
Cigna Transplant COMM $213.08 ↓ -71%
Bright Health OON $220.43 ↓ -70%
Aetna MCRADVHMO $220.43 ↓ -70%
United GlobalBenefit $330.64 ↓ -55%
Kaiser National Transplant COMM $352.68 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $352.68 ↓ -52%
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $374.72 ↓ -49%
Aetna Cofinity $387.95 ↓ -47%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $470.24 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $470.24 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $470.24 ↓ -36%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $470.24 ↓ -36%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $470.24 ↓ -36%
Western Plains Community Health COMM $477.59 ↓ -35%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $514.33 ↓ -30%
Physician Health Partners MCR $514.33 ↓ -30%
NorthCare COMM $514.33 ↓ -30%
Anthem PAR $543.72 ↓ -26%
Medical Development International COMM $587.80 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $624.54 ↓ -15%
United AllPayerAppendix $656.15 ↓ -11%
Rocky Mountain Health Plan AllPayerAppendix $656.15 ↓ -11%
United ColoradoDoctorsPlan $656.15 ↓ -11%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $661.27 ↓ -10%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $661.27 ↓ -10%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $1,323.15 ↑ +80%
Multiplan WorkersComp $1,378.86 ↑ +88%
Multiplan BeechStreetWorkersComp $1,378.86 ↑ +88%
Anthem PathwayEssentials $1,594.44 ↑ +117%
Anthem PathwayNSBP $2,034.07 ↑ +177%
Anthem PPO $3,116.71 ↑ +324%
Anthem HMO $3,116.71 ↑ +324%
Aetna NBR not published by hospital
Aetna ExistingBusiness not published by hospital
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver not published $656.15 – $1,378.86
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