CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Alameda Hospital

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,091

about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $822–$2,101

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,091 Cash price $260 Hospital's list price $521

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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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$188 - $215	26%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$275 - $1,004	38%
Aetnamajor	$134 - $1,004	19%
Cignamajor	$375	52%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$338	47%
Health Net	$2,760	383%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$1,004

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 260), 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 Alameda Hospital 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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