Major Bowel Surgery Cost in Colorado — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery to remove or repair part of the small or large intestine, often for cancer, polyps, or diverticular disease. This version covers patients with an otherwise uncomplicated recovery focused on pain control and getting the bowel working again.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Vail Health Hospital
Vail, CO
Gross charge $36,450Cash pay $27,338 - 2
Montrose Regional Health
Montrose, CO
Gross charge $46,821Cash pay $35,116 - 3
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
Walsenburg, CO
Gross charge $62,575Cash pay $56,317 - 4
Gunnison Valley Health Hospital
Gunnison, CO
Gross charge $66,566Cash pay $56,581 - 5
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
Salida, CO
Gross charge $95,518Cash pay $81,190 - 6Gross charge —Cash pay $26,597
- 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) $11,937 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $10,997 - 13
CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital (Acute Care)
Lakewood, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,719 - 14
UCHealth Parkview Medical Center
Pueblo, CO
Gross charge — - 15
Uch-Memorial Health System
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,603 - 16
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,100 - 17
Boulder Community Health
Boulder, CO
Gross charge — - 18Gross charge —Cash pay $26,597
- 19
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,436 - 20
HCA Healthone Rose
Denver, CO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,495 - 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 — - 24
Valley View Hospital Association
Glenwood Springs, CO
Gross charge — - 25Gross charge —Cash pay $26,597
- 26
Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus
Westminster, CO
Gross charge — - 27
Sky Ridge Medical Center (Acute Care)
Lone Tree, CO
Gross charge — - 28
Animas Surgical Hospital
Durango, CO
Gross charge — - 29
UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies
Loveland, CO
Gross charge — - 30
Orthocolorado Hospital at St Anthony Med Campus
Lakewood, CO
Gross charge — - 31Gross charge —Cash pay $26,597
- 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 — - 37
CommonSpirit St. Francis Hospital
Colorado Springs, CO
Gross charge — - 38Gross charge —Cash pay $26,597
- 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 major bowel surgery under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $36,450 to $95,518. The cheapest is Vail Health Hospital in Vail; the most expensive is Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida. The state average sits at $61,586.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. 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 major bowel surgery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent major bowel surgery admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
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 major bowel surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 331 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.