CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Providence Alaska Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,632

about 5.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $932–$4,158

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $3,632

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
Aetnamajor	$182 - $5,085	25%
Cignamajor	$10,428	1446%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: G0260.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Providence Alaska Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0260.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Other Procedures at Providence Alaska Medical Center

Compare: Injection procedure for pain management at other AK hospitals

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.