CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,095

about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $743–$2,318

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,144

About the fair price

about $49 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,095 This hospital $1,144 Cash price $1,895 Hospital's list price $4,859

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $213 Priciest $1,144

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $1,095 (about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate). Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col charges insurers about $1,144, or about $1,895 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Augusta, GA.

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	$2,431 - $4,386	337%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$631 - $2,250	87%
Aetnamajor	$619 - $3,391	86%
Cignamajor	$2,572	357%
CareSource	$1,212	168%
Clover Health	$662	92%
Molina	$711	99%
Oscar Health	$1,052	146%
SelectHealth	$643	89%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$650 - $1,531

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 1,895), 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 Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col 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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