Patient Cost Estimates

Children’s Hospital Colorado is committed to giving you the tools you need to help plan for your child’s visit. One of the ways we do this is by providing a cost estimate shortly after you make an appointment.

After you have made your appointment and our team has reviewed your insurance details, we will send your cost estimate to you via text, email and MyChart. This estimate will give you an idea of how much your services might cost based on your insurance. You can also request a cost estimate at anytime via our online tool or reach out to our cost estimate team Monday through Friday.

What to expect

Watch the video below to learn what to expect from the cost estimate process.

Get an online estimate

You can get estimates for certain visits and procedures and check your benefits quickly and securely using the MyChart website or the MyChart mobile app. Keep in mind that these are just estimates and not guarantees of cost.

Call to request a cost estimate from Children's Colorado

Patients and families can request a cost estimate for a confirmed appointment by calling us at 720-777-0720. Please have the following information on hand:

• Patient's name
• Date of birth
• Appointment or test date
• Doctor or specialist's name
• Insurance carrier, member ID and group number

Estimates provided are only related to Children's Colorado charges, and do not include any bills you may receive from your doctor or other medical providers while at a Children's Colorado location.

How to request a cost estimate from CU Medicine

Children's Colorado cost estimates do not include the services that will be provided by the doctor that you see at our hospital. This is because our doctors are employed by University of Colorado Medicine, not Children’s Colorado. You will need to request a separate cost estimate from CU Medicine.

To request an estimate from CU Medicine, please call their patient estimate line at 303-493-7061 or email PatientEstimates@cumedicine.us. 

For patients with public insurance

Note that if you have the following coverages, there is no need to call for a cost estimate:

• Primary or secondary Medicaid coverage
• Tricare (contact Tricare directly for fee-schedule cost estimate)
• CHP+ (the patient's responsibility is a copay only)

For patients without insurance (self pay)

Patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using their insurance have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much medical care will cost. This applies to appointments that are scheduled three or more days in advance. Upon scheduling your procedure or service, Children’s Colorado will send you a Good Faith Estimate in writing. If you have any questions about your Good Faith Estimate or the amounts billed, please contact the patient cost estimate specialists at 720-777-0720 Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or through email anytime.

To learn more about your right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” under the federal No Surprises Act law, view this PDF document:

• Good Faith Estimate – English (.pdf)
• Good Faith Estimate – Español (.pdf)

Children's Colorado makes no guarantees regarding the accuracy of the estimate information provided. The estimate information provided by a patient cost estimate specialist is strictly an estimate of cost based on information provided by a parent or guardian and do not include, among other things, any unforeseen complications, additional tests or procedures and non-hospital related charges, any of which may increase the ultimate cost of the services provided.

Parents and families should understand that a final bill for services rendered at Children's Colorado may differ substantially from the information provided by a patient cost estimate specialist, and we shall not be liable for any inaccuracies.