CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,200

about 1.7× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $729–$1,774

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$666

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $534 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,200 This hospital $666

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other AZ hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $483 Priciest $778

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $1,200 (about 1.7× the $721 Medicare rate). Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix charges insurers about $666 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Phoenix, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$872 - $2,988	121%
Banner Health	$460	64%
Health Net	$460	64%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$460

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 Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix 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 Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

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