Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only 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

$320.06

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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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$320.06

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.

$6.94 with Cigna vs $288.05 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
Cigna Connect-SBP $6.94 ↓ -98%
Cigna SureFit $7.56 ↓ -98%
Cigna Connect-NSBP $8.33 ↓ -97%
Cigna Broad $10.41 ↓ -97%
United ColoradoDoctorsPlan $24.67 ↓ -92%
United AllPayerAppendix $24.67 ↓ -92%
Rocky Mountain Health Plan AllPayerAppendix $24.67 ↓ -92%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $45.82 ↓ -86%
Multiplan BeechStreetWorkersComp $47.75 ↓ -85%
Multiplan WorkersComp $47.75 ↓ -85%
Vail Health COMM $48.65 ↓ -85%
Anthem PathwayEssentials $59.95 ↓ -81%
Kaiser KPSelect $64.01 ↓ -80%
Kaiser CommercialSmallGroupPlans $64.01 ↓ -80%
Kaiser KPIF $64.01 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $66.25 ↓ -79%
Anthem PathwayNSBP $76.48 ↓ -76%
Kaiser HMO $94.10 ↓ -71%
Bright Health OON $96.02 ↓ -70%
Kaiser PPO $103.38 ↓ -68%
Anthem PPO $117.18 ↓ -63%
Anthem HMO $117.18 ↓ -63%
Colorado Program for Children with Special Needs HCP $140.83 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefit $144.03 ↓ -55%
Aetna Cofinity $168.99 ↓ -47%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $204.84 ↓ -36%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $204.84 ↓ -36%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $204.84 ↓ -36%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $204.84 ↓ -36%
Western Plains Community Health COMM $208.04 ↓ -35%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $224.04 ↓ -30%
NorthCare COMM $224.04 ↓ -30%
Physician Health Partners MCR $224.04 ↓ -30%
Anthem PAR $236.84 ↓ -26%
Medical Development International COMM $256.05 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $272.05 ↓ -15%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $288.05 ↓ -10%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $288.05 ↓ -10%
Aetna ASA not published by hospital
Aetna NBR not published by hospital
Aetna ExistingBusiness not published by hospital

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Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins $33.53 $23.87 – $65.55
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $29.12 $17.73 – $65.55
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling $24.65 $13.95 – $48.50
East Morgan County Hospital Brush $30.80 $21.07 – $48.50
AdventHealth Porter Denver $332.69 $21.53 – $56.45
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER $283.00 $5.40 – $59.95
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver $894.25 $7.56 – $59.95
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton $608.32 $5.63 – $59.95

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