This hospital will charge you over 2x more than th...

This hospital will charge you over 2x more than the fair billing price of their services, let their untrained customer representatives make false and contradictory assertions when you try to understand the justification for their fees, stonewall you when you try to escalate to resolve your bill, and then prematurely sell your debt to a collections agency while you wait for their response. Avoid at all costs!

Edited to add, in response to Avista's form reply below, that I spoke to several Patient Representatives over the course of several months to try to resolve this, and they each provided a different (and often contradictory) rationale for the pricing. Their system is designed to either a) get you to pay without questioning or b) string you along long enough to justify sending your debt to collections. Record the details of all your calls and be prepared to submit complaints to CO Dept of Public Health and the Better Business Bureau.