Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) at HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE

12223 PINE BLUFFS WAY, PARKER, CO · HCA HealthONE · · NPI 1568409647

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

$14,320.00

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.

$14,320.00

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.

$141.79 with Anthem vs $21,726.54 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
Anthem PathwayEssentials $141.79 ↓ -99%
Anthem PathwayNSBP $180.89 ↓ -99%
Pinnacol Workers Comp WORKERSCOMP $282.72 ↓ -98%
Anthem PPO $289.42 ↓ -98%
Anthem HMO $289.42 ↓ -98%
Multiplan BeechStreetWorkersComp $294.62 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WorkersComp $294.62 ↓ -98%
United ColoradoDoctorsPlan $303.54 ↓ -98%
Rocky Mountain Health Plan AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -97%
AvMed HIX $890.00 ↓ -94%
Aetna QHP $1,087.00 ↓ -92%
Aetna NBR $1,164.00 ↓ -92%
Freedom Health MGMCR $1,231.52 ↓ -91%
Optimum MGMCR $1,231.52 ↓ -91%
Aetna HMO $1,326.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna ExistingBusiness $1,419.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna PPO $1,462.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna ASA $1,763.00 ↓ -88%
Simply Healthcare Plans MGMCR $1,861.60 ↓ -87%
Molina MCR $2,720.80 ↓ -81%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $2,891.29 ↓ -80%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $2,952.16 ↓ -79%
CareWorks (Rockport) WORKERSCOMP $2,952.16 ↓ -79%
Health Sun Health Plan MGMCR $3,050.16 ↓ -79%
AvMed Engage $3,533.00 ↓ -75%
AvMed FullyInsured $3,533.00 ↓ -75%
AvMed Focus $3,533.00 ↓ -75%
AvMed Flex $3,533.00 ↓ -75%
AvMed Select $3,533.00 ↓ -75%
AvMed Empower $3,533.00 ↓ -75%
Sunshine State Health Plan QHP $3,651.60 ↓ -75%
Vail Health COMM $3,669.37 ↓ -74%
Molina HIX $3,866.40 ↓ -73%
AvMed ASOEO $3,879.00 ↓ -73%
United OptionsPPO $4,997.10 ↓ -65%
Office of Sheiff Highland Co GVT $5,012.00 ↓ -65%
United PPO OptionsPPO $6,300.80 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlanAppendix $6,444.00 ↓ -55%
Plotkin Health COMM $7,160.00 ↓ -50%
AvMed JacksonFirstNetworkOON $7,160.00 ↓ -50%
Prime Health Sherriff COMM $7,160.00 ↓ -50%
Bright Health OON $7,242.18 ↓ -49%
Multiplan COMMPPOPRIMARYNETWORK $10,740.00 ↓ -25%
United GlobalBenefit $10,863.27 ↓ -24%
Evernorth BH COMM $11,456.00 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMMPPOCOMPLEMENTARYNETWORK $12,172.00 ↓ -15%
Cigna SureFitLeanBenefitPlans $15,449.98 ↑ +8%
Cigna BroadLeanBenefitPlans $15,449.98 ↑ +8%
Cigna Connect-NSBPLeanBenefitPlans $15,449.98 ↑ +8%
Cigna Connect-SBPLeanBenefitPlans $15,449.98 ↑ +8%
Western Plains Community Health COMM $15,691.39 ↑ +10%
NorthCare COMM $16,898.42 ↑ +18%
Physician Health Partners MCR $16,898.42 ↑ +18%
Anthem PAR $17,864.04 ↑ +25%
Medical Development International COMM $19,312.48 ↑ +35%
Multiplan BeechStreetCOMMPPO $21,726.54 ↑ +52%
Aetna Cofinity not published by hospital

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Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AdventHealth Parker Parker $7,422.35 $181.33 – $342.30
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins $535.65 $173.54 – $1,308.15
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $459.92 $88.40 – $1,308.15
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling $615.33 $178.91 – $2,210.63
East Morgan County Hospital Brush $1,358.28 $59.42 – $136.77
AdventHealth Porter Denver $7,422.35 $181.33 – $342.30
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver $8,888.00 $141.79 – $401.74
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton $7,422.35 $181.33 – $342.30

All Colorado hospitals for this procedure →