Emg thor paraspinal without t1/t2 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

$750.93

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$750.93

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.

$114.14 with Vail Health vs $675.84 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
Vail Health COMM $114.14 ↓ -85%
Kaiser KPIF $150.19 ↓ -80%
Kaiser CommercialSmallGroupPlans $150.19 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPSelect $150.19 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $155.44 ↓ -79%
Cigna Connect-SBP $177.97 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit $190.74 ↓ -75%
Cigna Connect-NSBP $194.49 ↓ -74%
Kaiser HMO $220.77 ↓ -71%
Bright Health OON $225.28 ↓ -70%
Kaiser PPO $242.55 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBR $244.80 ↓ -67%
Cigna Broad $266.58 ↓ -65%
Aetna ExistingBusiness $298.12 ↓ -60%
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $330.41 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefit $337.92 ↓ -55%
Aetna ASA $358.19 ↓ -52%
Aetna Cofinity $396.49 ↓ -47%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $480.60 ↓ -36%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $480.60 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $480.60 ↓ -36%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $480.60 ↓ -36%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $482.98 ↓ -36%
Western Plains Community Health COMM $488.10 ↓ -35%
Multiplan WorkersComp $503.32 ↓ -33%
Multiplan BeechStreetWorkersComp $503.32 ↓ -33%
NorthCare COMM $525.65 ↓ -30%
Physician Health Partners MCR $525.65 ↓ -30%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $525.65 ↓ -30%
Anthem PAR $555.69 ↓ -26%
Medical Development International COMM $600.74 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $638.29 ↓ -15%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $675.84 ↓ -10%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $675.84 ↓ -10%

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Emg thor paraspinal without t1/t2 at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $189.75 $120.79 – $752.02
AdventHealth Porter Denver $880.10 $131.51 – $421.38
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver $364.25 $482.98 – $503.32
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton $880.10 $131.51 – $421.38
AdventHealth Avista Louisville $880.10 $131.51 – $426.06
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock $880.10 $131.51 – $421.38
AdventHealth Parker Parker $880.10 $131.51 – $421.38
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora not published $482.98 – $503.32

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