CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Northwest Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$948

about 1.3× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $726–$1,327

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$942

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $948 This hospital $942 Cash price $1,004 Hospital's list price $2,788

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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 $942

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 $948 (about 1.3× the $721 Medicare rate). Northwest Medical Center charges insurers about $942, or about $1,004 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tucson, 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	$741 - $3,115	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$418 - $2,474	58%
Aetnamajor	$502 - $7,960	70%
Cignamajor	$741 - $3,102	103%
Humanamajor	$741	103%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,062	147%
Banner Health	$778	108%
Clover Health	$761	106%
Devoted Health	$763	106%
Health Net	$1,194	166%
WellCare	$778	108%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$478 - $1,732

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 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 1,004), 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 Northwest 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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