CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,461

about 2.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $819–$2,694

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,501

Above the fair price

about $1,040 over the fair price · 3.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,461 This hospital $2,501 Cash price $899 Hospital's list price $3,122

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 $353 Priciest $2,501

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 $1,461 (about 2.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Methodist Hospital of Sacramento charges insurers about $2,501, or about $899 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Sacramento, 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 $1,461. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente Cigna

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	$928 - $3,226	129%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$858 - $4,718	119%
Aetnamajor	$910 - $5,532	126%
Humanamajor	$910	126%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$910 - $2,549	126%
Health Net	$910 - $7,452	126%
Molina	$2,504	347%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$910 - $2,859

Excludes 3 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 899), 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 Methodist Hospital of Sacramento 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.

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

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