CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Bristol Hospital

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$809

about 1.1× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $370–$1,833

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$853

About the fair price

about $44 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $809 This hospital $853 Cash price $2,886 Hospital's list price $5,248

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How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

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

Cheapest $288 Priciest $853

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT 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 Injection procedure for pain management is about $809 (about 1.1× the $721 Medicare rate). Bristol Hospital charges insurers about $853, or about $2,886 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bristol, CT.

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	$828 - $4,159	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$828 - $3,499	115%
Aetnamajor	$828 - $3,691	115%
Cignamajor	$4,248	589%
WellCare	$853	118%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$828 - $4,154

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 2,886), 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 Bristol 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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