Medical Back Problems Cost in Colorado — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for medical (non-surgical) back conditions including herniated discs, severe radiculopathy, and chronic pain crises.
State average
$16,581
gross charge · DRG 552
Hospitals
5
with published pricing
Price range
$2,418 – $35,895
low to high
Data notes for Colorado
- The lowest published charge ($2,418 at Vail Health Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Vail Health Hospital
Vail, CO
Gross charge $2,418Cash pay $1,814 - 2
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
Walsenburg, CO
Gross charge $9,389Cash pay $8,450 - 3
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
Salida, CO
Gross charge $15,330Cash pay $13,030 - 4
Gunnison Valley Health Hospital
Gunnison, CO
Gross charge $19,875Cash pay $16,893 - 5
Montrose Regional Health
Montrose, CO
Gross charge $35,895Cash pay $26,922 - 6Gross charge —Cash pay $15,366Medicare pays (avg) $7,153
- 7
CommonSpirit Longmont United Hospital
Longmont, CO
Gross charge — - 8
San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center
Alamosa, CO
Gross charge — - 9
UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital
Fort Collins, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,993 - 10
Denver Health & Hospital Authority
Denver, CO
Gross charge — - 11
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Durango, CO
Gross charge — - 12
HCA HealthOne Presbyterian St. Lukes
Denver, CO
Gross charge — - 13
CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital (Acute Care)
Lakewood, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,333 - 14
UCHealth Parkview Medical Center
Pueblo, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,451 - 15
Uch-Memorial Health System
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,207 - 16
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,543 - 17
Boulder Community Health
Boulder, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,838 - 18Gross charge —Cash pay $15,366
- 19
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,078 - 20
HCA Healthone Rose
Denver, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,602 - 21
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center
Steamboat Springs, CO
Gross charge — - 22
Community Hospital
Grand Junction, CO
Gross charge — - 23
HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge
Thornton, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,479 - 24
Valley View Hospital Association
Glenwood Springs, CO
Gross charge — - 25Gross charge —Cash pay $15,366
- 26
Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus
Westminster, CO
Gross charge — - 27
Sky Ridge Medical Center (Acute Care)
Lone Tree, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,733 - 28
Animas Surgical Hospital
Durango, CO
Gross charge — - 29
UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies
Loveland, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,450 - 30
Orthocolorado Hospital at St Anthony Med Campus
Lakewood, CO
Gross charge — - 31Gross charge —Cash pay $15,366
- 32
UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital
Longmont, CO
Gross charge — - 33
UCHealth Broomfield Hospital
Broomfield, CO
Gross charge — - 34
UCHealth Grandview Hospital
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge — - 35
UCHealth Greeley Hospital
Greeley, CO
Gross charge — - 36
UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
Highlands Ranch, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,625 - 37
CommonSpirit St. Francis Hospital
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge — - 38Gross charge —Cash pay $15,366
- 39
UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital
Woodland Park, CO
Gross charge — - 40
CommonSpirit St. Thomas More Hospital
Canon City, CO
Gross charge — - 41
San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital
La Jara, CO
Gross charge — - 42
CommonSpirit St. Mary-Corwin Hospital
Pueblo, CO
Gross charge — - 43
CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital
Fort Morgan, CO
Gross charge — - 44
CommonSpirit St. Anthony Summit Hospital
Frisco, CO
Gross charge —
5 Colorado hospitals list a gross charge for medical back problems under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $2,418 to $35,895. The cheapest is Vail Health Hospital in Vail; the most expensive is Montrose Regional Health in Montrose. The state average sits at $16,581.
What's listed is each hospital's gross charge — its published price for the inpatient stay, before any insurance discount. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists medical back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling medical back problems in Colorado, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Colorado hospitals missing from the list either don't perform medical back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 552 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.