The Most Common Diagnostic Tests and Procedures in Our Emergency Department

If you believe you are having a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency department.

At Children’s Hospital Colorado, we are committed to consumer transparency and quality. It’s important to us that patients and families have the information they need about the cost of care within our system. As part of this effort, we want to help you understand the most common charges for diagnostic tests and procedures that you may see when you visit one of our emergency departments (ED).

Do these diagnostic tests and procedures in the ED represent the total cost of care?

The charges listed for these healthcare services are estimates of what to expect when you visit a Children’s Colorado ED without health insurance, and may vary based on the circumstances at the time that the service is rendered.

In addition to a hospital’s charge for a facility fee in the ED, a typical emergency department visit will include charges for services such as imaging, labs, procedures, pharmacy and supplies. Please note that the charges below do not include physician or other certain health care providers’ services. Patients may receive a separate bill for these services.

For more information, please read our billing guide for families.

I have health insurance. Will my charges be the same?

The information below applies to patients without health insurance (also called "self-pay"). The information does not apply to patients who have health insurance coverage through Medicaid, other government programs, an employer, or the private insurance market.

If a patient has health insurance, the amount the patient owes will depend on their plan and can include deductibles, co-payments and co-insurances. If you have health insurance, you should call your health insurer to determine accurate information about your financial responsibility for a particular healthcare service provided at Children’s Colorado.

If you have questions about your bill, please contact our Patient Financial Services team at 720-777-6422.

Who should I call if I am uninsured and have questions?

If you are not covered by insurance, please call us at 720-777-7001 to talk to a financial counselor. They are available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Common diagnostic tests and procedures in the Emergency Department

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code	Description of service	Average self-pay rate
31720	Clearance of airways	$106
36415	Routine venipuncture (i.e., starting an IV or drawing blood)	$23
70450	CT scan head/brain without dye	$1,467
71046	Chest X-ray exam (2 views front and side)	$370
73080	X-ray exam of elbow	$97
73090	X-ray exam of forearm	$77
73110	X-ray exam of wrist	$97
73130	X-ray exam of hand	$97
73140	X-ray exam of finger(s)	$97
73562	X-ray exam of knee	$97
73590	X-ray exam of lower leg	$77
73610	X-ray exam of ankle	$97
73630	X-ray exam of foot	$97
74018	X-ray exam of abdomen 1 view	$264
74021	X-ray exam of abdomen 3 or more views	$410
76376	3D rendering with interpretation CT, MRI or ultrasound	$154
76705	Ultrasound exam of abdomen	$679
80053	Comprehensive metabolic panel	$158
80307	Presumptive drug testing (non-specific for drugs or drug classes)	$216
80320	Drug screen (alcohol) (definitive)	$60
81001	Urine test (auto with scope)	$112
81025	Urine pregnancy test	$86
83605	Lactate	$151
83690	Lipase Test	$171
84443	TSH (test thyroid stimulating hormone)	$103
85025	Complete blood count test	$122
85652	Red blood cell sedimentation rate (automated)	$54
86140	C-reactive protein	$64
87040	Blood culture for bacteria	$301
87077	Culture, bacterial, aerobic definitive identification	$66
87081	Culture screen only	$288
87086	Urine culture/colony count	$70
87088	Urine bacteria culture	$89
87186	Antimicrobial agent susceptibility study	$100
87205	Smear gram stain	$79
87502	Influenza DNA detection by amplified probe technique, first two types	$145
87503	Influenza DNA detection by amplified probe technique, each additional type beyond the first two	$73
87581	Mycoplasma pneumonia testing	$58
87633	Respiratory viral panel test (RSV, rhinovirus, adenovirus, influenza, etc.)	$598
87798	Infectious agent detection by amplified probe technique	$58
90791	Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation	$1,439
94640	Airway inhalation treatment	$124
96360	First hour intravenous (IV) hydration	$280
96361	Additional hour intravenous (IV) hydration	$182
96372	Intramuscular or subcutaneous medication injection	$109
96374	First intravenous medication, push technique	$258
96374	First intravenous medication, push technique	$235
96375	Additional intravenous medication, push technique	$234
96375	Additional intravenous medication, push technique	$213
99157	Moderate Sedation – additional 15 minutes	$51