CMS Price Transparency Data

Trauma team activation

Facility: Natividad Medical Center

Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,675

about 1.2× the $1,362 Medicare rate · typically $763–$4,051

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,132

Above the fair price

about $457 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,362 Fair price $1,675 This hospital $2,132 Cash price $32,448 Hospital's list price $32,448

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $690 Priciest $2,132

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,675 (about 1.2× the $1,362 Medicare rate). Natividad Medical Center charges insurers about $2,132, or about $32,448 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Salinas, CA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $1,675. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$21,091 - $37,964	1549%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17,441 - $31,637	1281%
Aetnamajor	$20,280 - $36,504	1489%
Cignamajor	$22,984 - $41,371	1688%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$1,895 - $26,770

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 32,448), 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: G0390.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Natividad Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0390.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Natividad Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.