CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$724

about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $443–$1,578

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,267

Above the fair price

about $543 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $724 This hospital $1,267 Cash price $1,382 Hospital's list price $3,456

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $545 Priciest $1,267

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $724 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services charges insurers about $1,267, or about $1,382 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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 $724. 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.

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	$700 - $1,754	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$707 - $2,866	98%
Aetnamajor	$707 - $3,133	98%
Cignamajor	$707 - $1,383	98%
Humanamajor	$707	98%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$446 - $2,234	62%
Devoted Health	$707	98%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$473 - $3,328

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 1,382), 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 Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services 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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