Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/covid-19 at AdventHealth Littleton

7700 S Broadway, Littleton, CO · AdventHealth · · NPI 1689688988

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

$147.43

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.

$147.43

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.

$50.28 with Unitedhealthcare vs $148.80 with Aetna — 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
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $50.28 ↓ -66%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $51.31 ↓ -65%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care Plan $51.82 ↓ -65%
Cigna Healthspring Medicare Managed Care Plan $52.34 ↓ -64%
Unitedhealthcare Hmo/Ppo $76.97 ↓ -48%
Unitedhealthcare Colorado Doctors Epo $76.97 ↓ -48%
Unitedhealthcare Navigate/Core/Charter/Nexusaco Other Commercial Plan $76.97 ↓ -48%
Unitedhealthcare Select Colorado Other Commercial Plan $76.97 ↓ -48%
Bcbs All Commercial Plans $86.35 ↓ -41%
Denver Public Schools All Commercial Plans $89.79 ↓ -39%
Centivo All Commercial Plans $89.79 ↓ -39%
Employers Health Network All Commercial Plans $89.79 ↓ -39%
Selecthealth Hmo/Pos $94.92 ↓ -36%
Aetna Whole Health Other Commercial Plan $119.04 ↓ -19%
Aetna Medical Rental Other Commercial Plan $130.33 ↓ -12%
Aetna Hmo/Ppo $148.80 ↑ +1%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/covid-19 at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins $22.33 $49.77 – $146.30
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $42.97 $39.58 – $146.30
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling $66.22 $42.97 – $149.38
East Morgan County Hospital Brush $102.87 $64.90 – $149.38
AdventHealth Porter Denver $147.43 $50.28 – $94.92
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER $62.00 $50.80 – $146.81
AdventHealth Avista Louisville $147.43 $50.28 – $94.92
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock $147.43 $50.28 – $94.92

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