CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$733

about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $622–$929

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$297

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $436 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $733 This hospital $297 Cash price $2,220 Hospital's list price $3,416

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

One of the lower prices — 4 of 8 other AR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $294 Priciest $686

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $733 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Fort Smith charges insurers about $297, or about $2,220 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fort Smith, AR.

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	$1,518 - $2,581	210%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$759 - $2,538	105%
Aetnamajor	$632 - $3,441	88%
Cignamajor	$1,442 - $2,452	200%
Humanamajor	$632 - $3,441	88%
Ambetter (Centene)	$978 - $1,662	136%
HealthLink	$1,518 - $2,796	210%
+ 24 smaller / regional plans	$297 - $3,441

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (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 2,220), 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 Mercy Hospital Fort Smith 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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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

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