CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$776

about 1.1× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $655–$1,170

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$730

About the fair price

about $46 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $776 This hospital $730

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

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

Cheapest $225 Priciest $730

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $776 (about 1.1× the $721 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $730 — about the fair price. Located in Sarasota, FL.

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	$716 - $3,205	99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$602 - $737	83%
Aetnamajor	$138 - $3,881	19%
Cignamajor	$3,500	485%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,877 - $1,990	260%
AmeriHealth	$319	44%
Molina	$313	43%
Oscar Health	$6,934 - $7,454	961%
Simply Healthcare	$290 - $304	40%
WellCare	$730 - $774	101%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$304 - $811

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, 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 Sarasota Memorial 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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