Cholangiography and/or pancreatography intraoperative supervision & interpretation at Sterling Regional Medical Center

615 Fairhurst Street, Sterling, CO · Banner Health · · NPI 1942238555

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$292.50

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$650.00

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$181.35 with Aetna vs $630.50 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare Advantage $181.35 ↓ -38%
Medicare Traditional Medicare $201.50 ↓ -31%
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado Medicare $201.50 ↓ -31%
Banner Health Banner Choice Plus/Banner Select $201.50 ↓ -31%
HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. Medicare Advantage $201.50 ↓ -31%
Medica Medicare Advantage $201.50 ↓ -31%
Assist Health Group AHG Specialty Network $241.80 ↓ -17%
Pinnacol Assurance Workers Comp Pinnacol Assurance WC $315.96 ↑ +8%
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado Pathway Standard $344.31 ↑ +18%
United Healthcare Colorado Navigate/Colorado Option $377.00 ↑ +29%
Denver Health Medical Plan Commercial $393.57 ↑ +35%
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado Pathway $479.57 ↑ +64%
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado Blue Priority/HMO/PPO/Indemnity $493.94 ↑ +69%
Medica Commercial $541.45 ↑ +85%
United Healthcare Colorado Doctor's Plan $554.45 ↑ +90%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $585.00 ↑ +100%
Apostrophe, Inc. Commercial $585.00 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial/Medical Rental $604.50 ↑ +107%
United Healthcare Commercial $616.20 ↑ +111%
Rocky Mountain Health Plans Private Plan/Self Insured Plan $617.50 ↑ +111%
Hue Health, Inc Medicare Advantage $617.50 ↑ +111%
First Choice of the Midwest Commercial $617.50 ↑ +111%
Multiplan Commercial $630.50 ↑ +116%
Molina Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP not published by hospital

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Cholangiography and/or pancreatography intraoperative supervision & interpretation at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins $281.34 $106.00 – $513.00
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $190.08 $112.00 – $513.00
East Morgan County Hospital Brush $431.60 $15.59 – $35.89
AdventHealth Porter Denver $4,621.27 $23.01 – $23.01
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver $1,873.50 $31.88 – $31.88
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree $2,288.00 $31.88 – $31.88
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER $3,247.00 $31.88 – $1,077.69
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton $4,314.70 $31.88 – $31.88

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