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Posted commercial rates at 30 Colorado hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 38525
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longs Peak Hospital Longmont | $3,405 | 0.8× | 4 | 2025-11-01 |
| Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley | $3,622 | 0.9× | 2 | 2025-11-01 |
| Intermountain Health St. Mary'S Regional Hospital Grand Junction | $3,848 | 0.9× | 3 | 2026-03-22 |
| Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch | $3,856 | 0.9× | 4 | 2025-11-01 |
| Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park | $4,384 | 1.1× | 2 | 2025-11-01 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen | $4,444 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-03-26 |
| Mt San Rafael Hospital Trinidad | $4,752 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-07-23 |
| Denver Health Medical Center Denver | $4,784 | 1.2× | 4 | 2026-04-30 |
| Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs | $5,029 | 1.2× | 4 | 2025-11-01 |
| HCA HealthONE Swedish Englewood | $5,144 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton | $5,188 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge Lone Tree | $5,188 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| HCA HealthONE Presbyterian/St. Luke's Denver | $5,298 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Healthone Rose Denver | $5,298 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Adventhealth Porter Denver | $5,415 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Avista Louisville | $5,415 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Parker Parker | $5,415 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Littleton Littleton | $5,415 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Castle Rock Castle Rock | $5,415 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield | $5,500 | 1.3× | 4 | 2025-11-01 |
| Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs | $5,819 | 1.4× | 1 | 2025-11-01 |
| UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Aurora | $5,980 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-11-01 |
| Lutheran Medical Center Wheat Ridge | $6,503 | 1.6× | 10 | 2026-03-22 |
| Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital Denver | $6,503 | 1.6× | 10 | 2026-03-22 |
| Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital Lafayette | $6,503 | 1.6× | 10 | 2026-03-22 |
| Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital Brighton | $6,843 | 1.7× | 6 | 2026-03-22 |
| Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins | $7,064 | 1.7× | 2 | 2025-11-01 |
| Medical Center Of The Rockies Loveland | $7,064 | 1.7× | 2 | 2025-11-01 |
| Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc Durango | $7,193 | 1.7× | 3 | 2026-03-16 |
| Parkview Medical Center, Inc Pueblo | $7,895 | 1.9× | 4 | 2025-11-01 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for sentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in Colorado?
30 Colorado hospitals post usable commercial rates for sentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 38525, hospital outpatient, the median across 30 hospitals is $5,415, 1.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.