Posted Price

Emergency room visit, level 1 (minor) at Children's Hospital Colorado

CPT 99281 · Aurora, CO

Cash price$447.20
Gross charge$688.00
Insurer rates$103.20 – $650.00

These are Children's Hospital Colorado's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated April 17, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 11 Colorado hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $200.70, median $1,187.00, highest $1,683.45. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
University of Colorado Hospital Authority
Aurora, CO
0.0 mi$231.00$660.002025-11-01
The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital
Aurora, CO
3.2 mi$1,463.22$1,463.222026-09-01
HCA Healthone Rose
Denver, CO
4.3 mi$1,187.00$1,187.002026-09-01
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes
Denver, CO
7.2 mi$1,316.75$1,316.752026-09-01
Denver Health & Hospital Authority
Denver, CO
9.8 mi$206.38$589.632026-04-30
HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge
Thornton, CO
9.8 mi$1,683.45$1,683.452026-09-01
HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, CO
9.8 mi$1,573.03$1,573.032026-09-01
Sky Ridge Medical Center
Lone Tree, CO
15.1 mi$1,570.80$1,570.802026-09-01

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 99281 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
QPSYED=ER VISIT LVL I
line 27152
outpatient$447.20$688.00$103.20 – $650.00
QPSYED=ER VISIT LVL I
line 18482
inpatient$447.20$688.00$103.20 – $632.96
HB=ER VISIT LVL I
line 18483
inpatient$364.00$560.00$84.00 – $515.20
PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP
line 20094
inpatient$101.40$156.00$23.40 – $143.52
HB=ER VISIT LVL I
line 27153
outpatient$364.00$560.00$84.00 – $650.00
PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP
line 47098
outpatient$101.40$156.00$15.60 – $560.00
PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP
line 54147
both$156.00$156.00$15.41 – $140.40

The first row is the one used above. A price for one code usually covers the hospital's facility charge only; the doctor, anesthesia, pathology and other services can be billed separately. Ask the hospital for a good faith estimate before a scheduled service: if you pay yourself and the bill comes in $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it under the No Surprises Act.

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