Eating Recovery Center — Denver
Inpatient, Residential, Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient, Virtual / telehealth · Children, adolescents, and adults · All genders
Colorado
Eating disorder treatment in Colorado
An estimated 501,370 Coloradans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime, and Colorado, Denver in particular, is one of the country's major centers for eating disorder treatment. Care is available across the state, from inpatient and hospital-based medical stabilization through residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs, including virtual options.(source)
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Medical stabilizationMedical management of malnutrition, refeeding, comorbidities.Inpatient hospitalizationAcute hospital care for medical instability and psychiatric crisis.Residential treatmentLive-in care with 24/7 clinical and nursing support, in a non-hospital setting.Partial hospitalization (PHP)Day treatment, structured clinical hours.Intensive outpatient (IOP)Several days per week, returning to work or family.OutpatientWeekly therapy and medical visits.Virtual / telehealth treatmentRemote care, from outpatient therapy to full virtual IOP and PHP.
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Denver
EDCare — Denver
Residential, Partial (PHP), IOP, Virtual / telehealth · Adolescents and adults (13+) · All genders
Gaudiani Clinic — Denver
Outpatient, Virtual / telehealth · Adolescents and adults · All genders
ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health — Denver
Medical stabilization, Inpatient · Adolescents and adults (15+) · All genders
Aurora
Children's Hospital Colorado Eating Disorders Program — Aurora
Inpatient, Partial (PHP), Outpatient · Children and adolescents (through age 18)
Boulder
La Luna Center — Boulder
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient, Virtual / telehealth · Adults 18+ · All genders
Fort Collins
La Luna Center — Fort Collins
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient, Virtual / telehealth · Adults 18+ · All genders
About eating disorder treatment in Colorado
Most specialty programs are located in the Denver metro and along the Front Range, in Denver, Aurora, Greenwood Village, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Eating Recovery Center and EDCare run residential and day-treatment programs in Denver, the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health provides hospital-based medical stabilization and accepts referrals nationally, and Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora treats children and adolescents. The Western Slope, Eastern Plains, and southern Colorado, including Grand Junction, Pueblo, and Durango, have little in-person higher-level care. Reaching residential or day treatment from those areas usually means traveling to the Front Range. Virtual programs are available for outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment.
Paying for treatment in Colorado
Most commercial health plans in Colorado cover eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, subject to your plan's usual deductible, copays, and prior-authorization requirements for higher levels of care. In-network coverage depends on whether your specific plan contracts with the program you are considering.(source)
Health First Colorado covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care, and no copays for behavioral health services. EDCare in Denver is in-network with Health First Colorado for its adult residential program. Children may also qualify through Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+).(source)
Colorado's parity statute requires state-regulated plans and Medicaid to cover mental health and substance use treatment in line with the federal parity act, and bars treatment limits on behavioral health that don't apply to medical care.(source)
To start a benefits verification, call to be connected with a licensed eating disorder program.
See also: our insurance guides, how to verify your benefits, and how virtual eating disorder treatment works.
Common questions about eating disorder treatment in Colorado
Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in Colorado?
Residential eating disorder care in Colorado is concentrated in the Denver metro, including Eating Recovery Center's and EDCare's adult residential programs in Denver, plus pediatric and adolescent inpatient and residential care at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora. The ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health provides hospital-based medical stabilization before step-down to a lower level of care. The directory above lists residential programs alongside day-treatment and outpatient options.
Does Health First Colorado (Medicaid) cover eating disorder treatment?
Yes. Which programs accept Health First Colorado can vary by level of care. The treatment program confirms whether it currently takes Health First Colorado members at the level of care being requested.
How do I get eating disorder care if I live on the Western Slope or in rural Colorado?
Colorado's in-person eating disorder specialty programs are mostly located on the Front Range, from Denver up to Boulder and Fort Collins. Colorado Springs, Pueblo, the Western Slope, the mountain communities, the San Luis Valley, and the Eastern Plains have none. For residents in those regions, virtual programs can cover outpatient and intensive outpatient care, while higher levels of care usually require traveling to Denver.
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