Strep b assay w/optic 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

$476.28

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$476.28

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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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$7.44 with Cigna vs $428.65 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

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 Connect-SBP $7.44 ↓ -98%
Cigna SureFit $8.10 ↓ -98%
Cigna Connect-NSBP $8.93 ↓ -98%
Cigna Broad $11.16 ↓ -98%
Humana MCR $12.60 ↓ -97%
United MCR $12.67 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MCRAdvantage $12.73 ↓ -97%
Aetna MCRADVPPO $12.73 ↓ -97%
Rocky Mountain Health MGMCR $12.73 ↓ -97%
Mutual of Omaha MCR $12.73 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $12.73 ↓ -97%
United ColoradoDoctorsPlan $12.73 ↓ -97%
Cigna HealthSpring Medicare $12.73 ↓ -97%
Anthem BCBS MCR $12.73 ↓ -97%
Bright Health DualEligible $12.73 ↓ -97%
Bright Health MCRHMO $12.73 ↓ -97%
Bright Health MCRPOS $12.73 ↓ -97%
Bright Health MCRPPO $12.73 ↓ -97%
Bright Health MCRSNP $12.73 ↓ -97%
Bright Health PFFS $12.73 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance FED $12.73 ↓ -97%
Total LongTerm Care MCR $12.73 ↓ -97%
Rocky Mountain Health Plan AllPayerAppendix $12.73 ↓ -97%
Aetna MCRADVHMO $12.73 ↓ -97%
Kaiser MGMCR $12.98 ↓ -97%
WellCare MCR $13.11 ↓ -97%
Delaware Life Insurance MGMCR $13.37 ↓ -97%
Anthem PathwayEssentials $30.93 ↓ -94%
Anthem PathwayNSBP $39.46 ↓ -92%
Anthem PPO $60.47 ↓ -87%
Anthem HMO $60.47 ↓ -87%
Vail Health COMM $72.39 ↓ -85%
Kaiser KPIF $95.26 ↓ -80%
Kaiser CommercialSmallGroupPlans $95.26 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPSelect $95.26 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $98.59 ↓ -79%
Kaiser HMO $140.03 ↓ -71%
Bright Health OON $142.88 ↓ -70%
Kaiser PPO $153.84 ↓ -68%
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $209.56 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefit $214.33 ↓ -55%
Aetna Cofinity $251.48 ↓ -47%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $304.82 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $304.82 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $304.82 ↓ -36%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $304.82 ↓ -36%
Western Plains Community Health COMM $309.58 ↓ -35%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $333.40 ↓ -30%
NorthCare COMM $333.40 ↓ -30%
Physician Health Partners MCR $333.40 ↓ -30%
Anthem PAR $352.45 ↓ -26%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $357.21 ↓ -25%
Medical Development International COMM $381.02 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $404.84 ↓ -15%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $428.65 ↓ -10%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $428.65 ↓ -10%
Aetna NBR not published by hospital
Aetna ExistingBusiness not published by hospital
Aetna ASA not published by hospital

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AdventHealth Porter Denver $632.00 $12.48 – $23.55
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