CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$897

about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $672–$1,445

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$421

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $476 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $897 This hospital $421 Cash price $496 Hospital's list price $902

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other CA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $353 Priciest $813

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $897 (about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate). Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr charges insurers about $421, or about $496 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in San Diego, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$108 - $1,082	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$108 - $5,480	15%
Aetnamajor	$108 - $1,053	15%
Cignamajor	$108 - $541	15%
Humanamajor	$108 - $767	15%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$604 - $902	84%
Health Net	$108 - $2,535	15%
HealthPartners	$226	31%
Molina	$531	74%
Sentara	$611	85%
+ 68 smaller / regional plans	$90 - $1,218

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

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 496), 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 Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr 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 Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr

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