Acid perfusion of esophagus at HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH

260 S WADSWORTH BLVD, LAKEWOOD, CO · HCA HealthONE · · NPI 1396790200

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

$2,355.10

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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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$2,355.10

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.

$357.98 with Vail Health vs $2,720.00 with Rocky Mountain Health Plan — 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
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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 $357.98 ↓ -85%
Kaiser KPSelect $471.02 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPIF $471.02 ↓ -80%
Kaiser CommercialSmallGroupPlans $471.02 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $487.51 ↓ -79%
Cigna Connect-SBP $558.16 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit $598.20 ↓ -75%
Cigna Connect-NSBP $609.97 ↓ -74%
Kaiser HMO $692.40 ↓ -71%
Bright Health OON $706.53 ↓ -70%
Kaiser PPO $760.70 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBR $767.76 ↓ -67%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $824.75 ↓ -65%
Cigna Broad $836.06 ↓ -65%
Multiplan BeechStreetWorkersComp $859.48 ↓ -64%
Multiplan WorkersComp $859.48 ↓ -64%
Aetna ExistingBusiness $934.97 ↓ -60%
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $1,036.24 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefit $1,059.80 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $1,123.38 ↓ -52%
United ColoradoDoctorsPlan $1,475.00 ↓ -37%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $1,507.26 ↓ -36%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $1,507.26 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $1,507.26 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $1,507.26 ↓ -36%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $1,648.57 ↓ -30%
NorthCare COMM $1,648.57 ↓ -30%
Physician Health Partners MCR $1,648.57 ↓ -30%
Anthem PAR $1,742.77 ↓ -26%
Medical Development International COMM $1,884.08 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $2,001.84 ↓ -15%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $2,119.59 ↓ -10%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $2,119.59 ↓ -10%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,720.00 ↑ +15%
Rocky Mountain Health Plan AllPayerAppendix $2,720.00 ↑ +15%

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Acid perfusion of esophagus at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AdventHealth Porter Denver not published $181.20 – $728.23
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora not published $824.75 – $859.48
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER not published $824.75 – $859.48
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver not published $824.75 – $859.48
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree not published $824.75 – $859.48
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER not published $98.80 – $859.48
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton not published $824.75 – $859.48
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver not published $824.75 – $859.48

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