Morphometric analysis in situ hybridization computer-assisted per specimen each multiplex stain 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

$272.63

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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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$553.00

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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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$154.29 with Aetna vs $536.41 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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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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $154.29 ↓ -43%
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado Medicare $171.43 ↓ -37%
Banner Health Banner Choice Plus/Banner Select $171.43 ↓ -37%
HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. Medicare Advantage $171.43 ↓ -37%
Medicare Traditional Medicare $171.43 ↓ -37%
Medica Medicare Advantage $171.43 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $172.21 ↓ -37%
Clear Spring Health Medicare Advantage $172.21 ↓ -37%
Longevity Medicare Advantage $177.38 ↓ -35%
Humana Medicare Advantage $182.54 ↓ -33%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $189.43 ↓ -31%
Assist Health Group AHG Specialty Network $205.72 ↓ -25%
Pinnacol Assurance Workers Comp Pinnacol Assurance WC $268.81 ↓ -1%
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado Pathway Standard $292.92 ↑ +7%
United Healthcare Colorado Navigate/Colorado Option $320.74 ↑ +18%
Denver Health Medical Plan Commercial $334.84 ↑ +23%
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado Pathway $408.00 ↑ +50%
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado Blue Priority/HMO/PPO/Indemnity $420.22 ↑ +54%
Medica Commercial $460.65 ↑ +69%
United Healthcare Colorado Doctor's Plan $471.71 ↑ +73%
Apostrophe, Inc. Commercial $497.70 ↑ +83%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $497.70 ↑ +83%
Aetna Commercial/Medical Rental $514.29 ↑ +89%
United Healthcare Commercial $524.24 ↑ +92%
First Choice of the Midwest Commercial $525.35 ↑ +93%
Rocky Mountain Health Plans Private Plan/Self Insured Plan $525.35 ↑ +93%
Hue Health, Inc Medicare Advantage $525.35 ↑ +93%
Multiplan Commercial $536.41 ↑ +97%
Molina Healthcare Medicaid/CHIP not published by hospital
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Morphometric analysis in situ hybridization computer-assisted per specimen each multiplex stain at other Colorado hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins $694.49 $167.04 – $1,357.55
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland $603.04 $167.26 – $1,357.55
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AdventHealth Porter Denver $998.86 $176.13 – $332.48
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora $3,987.72 $140.88 – $362.46
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