Artery x-rays spine 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

$16,557.50

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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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$16,557.50

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.

$298.02 with Anthem vs $20,715.72 with Cigna — 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 $298.02 ↓ -98%
Anthem PathwayNSBP $380.18 ↓ -98%
Anthem HMO $608.29 ↓ -96%
Anthem PPO $608.29 ↓ -96%
Vail Health COMM $2,516.74 ↓ -85%
Kaiser CommercialSmallGroupPlans $3,311.50 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPSelect $3,311.50 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPIF $3,311.50 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $3,427.40 ↓ -79%
Kaiser HMO $4,867.90 ↓ -71%
Bright Health OON $4,967.25 ↓ -70%
Kaiser PPO $5,348.07 ↓ -68%
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $7,285.30 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefit $7,450.88 ↓ -55%
United ColoradoDoctorsPlan $8,109.63 ↓ -51%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $8,456.01 ↓ -49%
Aetna Cofinity $8,742.36 ↓ -47%
Multiplan WorkersComp $8,812.05 ↓ -47%
Multiplan BeechStreetWorkersComp $8,812.05 ↓ -47%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $10,596.80 ↓ -36%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $10,596.80 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $10,596.80 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $10,596.80 ↓ -36%
Rocky Mountain Health Plan AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33 ↓ -35%
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33 ↓ -35%
Western Plains Community Health COMM $10,762.38 ↓ -35%
NorthCare COMM $11,590.25 ↓ -30%
Physician Health Partners MCR $11,590.25 ↓ -30%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $11,590.25 ↓ -30%
Anthem PAR $12,252.55 ↓ -26%
Cigna Connect-SBP $13,154.48 ↓ -21%
Medical Development International COMM $13,246.00 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $14,073.88 ↓ -15%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $14,901.75 ↓ -10%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $14,901.75 ↓ -10%
Cigna SureFit $15,277.84 ↓ -8%
Cigna Connect-NSBP $16,520.79 ↓ -0%
Cigna Broad $20,715.72 ↑ +25%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital
Aetna ExistingBusiness not published by hospital
Aetna NBR not published by hospital

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Artery x-rays spine at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $1,906.41 $112.00 – $13,054.63
AdventHealth Porter Denver $10,192.43 $257.36 – $10,859.29
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora $15,180.45 $298.02 – $11,963.33
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER $18,759.00 $298.02 – $12,895.54
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton $10,006.22 $298.02 – $10,733.33
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton $10,192.43 $257.36 – $10,859.29
AdventHealth Avista Louisville $10,192.43 $257.36 – $10,979.82
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock $10,192.43 $257.36 – $10,859.29

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