CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Stone County Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$576

about 0.8× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $229–$1,283

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $576 Cash price $802 Hospital's list price $1,069

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What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$78 - $999	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$78 - $999	11%
Aetnamajor	$78 - $3,256	11%
Cignamajor	$81 - $1,036	11%
Ambetter (Centene)	$105 - $1,349	15%
WellCare	$82 - $1,051	11%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$75 - $1,598

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 802), 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 Stone County 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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