CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Valleywise Health Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$848

about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $682–$1,311

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$904

About the fair price

about $56 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $848 This hospital $904 Cash price $866 Hospital's list price $1,900

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $483 Priciest $904

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 $848 (about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate). Valleywise Health Medical Center charges insurers about $904, or about $866 in cash — about the fair price. 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.

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	$792 - $1,232	110%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$474 - $1,895	66%
Aetnamajor	$753 - $1,260	104%
Cignamajor	$474 - $1,520	66%
Humanamajor	$753	104%
Banner Health	$753	104%
Devoted Health	$753	104%
Health Net	$753 - $1,440	104%
Molina	$829	115%
Oscar Health	$3,500	485%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$753 - $1,461

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 866), 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 Valleywise Health 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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