CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,081

about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $856–$2,129

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$997

About the fair price

about $84 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,081 This hospital $997 Cash price $1,644 Hospital's list price $3,653

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $353 Priciest $997

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 $1,081 (about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate). John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus charges insurers about $997, or about $1,644 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Walnut Creek, 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	$997 - $4,201	138%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$997 - $5,911	138%
Aetnamajor	$997 - $2,641	138%
Cignamajor	$7,367 - $9,471	1022%
Humanamajor	$997 - $3,032	138%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$2,959	410%
Health Net	$977 - $2,085	135%
+ 27 smaller / regional plans	$897 - $5,911

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

Excludes 11 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 1,644), 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 John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus 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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