CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Dch Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

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A fair price for this

$718

about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $709–$938

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What this hospital charges insurers

$718

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $718 This hospital $718 Cash price $1,360 Hospital's list price $2,719

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $608 Priciest $718

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $718 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Dch Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $718, or about $1,360 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tuscaloosa, AL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$704 - $2,719	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$704	98%
Aetnamajor	$718 - $1,500	100%
Cignamajor	$1,704	236%
Humanamajor	$704 - $825	98%
Cigna HealthSpring	$2,719	377%
Health Net	$1,496	207%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$704 - $1,632

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 (about 1,360), 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 Dch Regional 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.

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