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Banner North Colorado Medical Center Pricing Analysis

Source: Hospital MRF file & CMS Medicare PFS 2026

Fairness Grade

F

Most Expensive

Price Multiplier

124x

the federal fair-price benchmark

Procedures Priced

3,325

94 comparable to federal rates

What does this mean for your bill? This hospital charges 124x or more above the government benchmark — among the most expensive. For example, a procedure the government prices at $100 would cost about $12,400 at this hospital's list price. If you're uninsured or out-of-network, you may be able to negotiate down significantly.

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Biggest Overcharges at This Hospital

These are the procedures where Banner North Colorado Medical Centercharges the most compared to the federal fair-price benchmark. “They Charge” is what appears on your bill. “Gov. Benchmark” is what the government determines the doctor's work is worth.

ProcedureCodeThey ChargeGov. BenchmarkYou Overpay
FRACTURE NASAL INFERIOR TURBINATE(S), THERAPEUTIC30930$29,531$109+$29,422
PLACEMENT OF SETON46020$22,491$111+$22,380
PLACEMENT OF ADJUSTABLE SUTURE(S) DURING STRABISMUS SURGERY, INCLUDING POSTOPERATIVE ADJUSTMENT(S) OF SUTURE(S) (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR SPECIFIC STRABISMUS SURGERY)67335$29,531$150+$29,381
ENDOMETRIAL SAMPLING (BIOPSY) PERFORMED IN CONJUNCTION WITH COLPOSCOPY (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)58110$8,568$51+$8,517
LAMINECTOMY, FACETECTOMY AND FORAMINOTOMY (UNILATERAL OR BILATERAL WITH DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD, CAUDA EQUINA AND/OR NERVE ROOT[S], [EG, SPINAL OR LATERAL RECESS STENOSIS]), SINGLE VERTEBRAL SEGMENT; EACH ADDITIONAL VERTEBRAL SEGMENT, CERVICAL, THORACIC, OR LUMBAR (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)63048$31,393$187+$31,206
DRUG-INDUCED SLEEP ENDOSCOPY, WITH DYNAMIC EVALUATION OF VELUM, PHARYNX, TONGUE BASE, AND LARYNX FOR EVALUATION OF SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING, FLEXIBLE, DIAGNOSTIC42975$13,923$84+$13,840
INJECTION(S); SINGLE OR MULTIPLE TRIGGER POINT(S), 1 OR 2 MUSCLE(S)20552$8,568$52+$8,516
MYRINGOTOMY INCLUDING ASPIRATION AND/OR EUSTACHIAN TUBE INFLATION REQUIRING GENERAL ANESTHESIA69421$22,491$138+$22,353
NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH SPHENOIDOTOMY; WITH REMOVAL OF TISSUE FROM THE SPHENOID SINUS31288$31,934$198+$31,736
BONE GRAFT, ANY DONOR AREA; MAJOR OR LARGE20902$38,776$242+$38,534
CHROMOTUBATION OF OVIDUCT, INCLUDING MATERIALS58350$22,491$143+$22,348
TYMPANOSTOMY (REQUIRING INSERTION OF VENTILATING TUBE), GENERAL ANESTHESIA69436$22,491$145+$22,346
ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION, SMALL JOINT OR BURSA (EG, FINGERS, TOES); WITHOUT ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE20600$8,568$56+$8,512
ARTHROSCOPY, SHOULDER, SURGICAL; DECOMPRESSION OF SUBACROMIAL SPACE WITH PARTIAL ACROMIOPLASTY, WITH CORACOACROMIAL LIGAMENT (IE, ARCH) RELEASE, WHEN PERFORMED (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)29826$22,491$148+$22,343
LAMINOTOMY (HEMILAMINECTOMY), WITH DECOMPRESSION OF NERVE ROOT(S), INCLUDING PARTIAL FACETECTOMY, FORAMINOTOMY AND/OR EXCISION OF HERNIATED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; EACH ADDITIONAL INTERSPACE, CERVICAL OR LUMBAR (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)63035$31,393$206+$31,187

About Banner North Colorado Medical Center Pricing

Banner North Colorado Medical Center in , CO charges 124x or more above the government benchmark — among the most expensive across 94procedures we could compare. This data comes directly from the hospital's own published price file — they're required by federal law to share it.

What this means for your bill

If you're uninsured, out-of-network, or have a high-deductible plan, these prices directly affect what you pay. If you have in-network insurance, your insurer has likely negotiated much lower rates — but you may still owe a percentage of the hospital's high list price for your coinsurance or deductible.

Can I negotiate?

Yes. Most hospitals will reduce bills when patients present evidence. Our bill checker compares your specific charges to fair-price benchmarks and generates a dispute letter you can send to the billing department.

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