CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Mercy Medical Center Redding

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,116

about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $540–$2,177

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$880

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $236 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,116 This hospital $880 Cash price $659 Hospital's list price $1,300

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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 $880

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 $1,116 (about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate). Mercy Medical Center Redding charges insurers about $880, or about $659 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Redding, 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	$836 - $1,747	116%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$853 - $3,739	118%
Aetnamajor	$768 - $5,310	106%
Cignamajor	$682 - $1,398	95%
Humanamajor	$853 - $880	118%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$853 - $880	118%
Health Net	$827 - $1,695	115%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$2,252

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 659), 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 Mercy Medical Center Redding 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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