CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$835

about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $649–$2,149

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,153

Well above the fair price

about $1,318 over the fair price · 3.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $835 This hospital $2,153

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $2,153

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 $835 (about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate). Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center charges insurers about $2,153 — well above the fair price. Located in Savannah, GA.

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 $835. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$2,530	351%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,153 - $3,837	299%
Aetnamajor	$3,460 - $3,633	480%
Friday Health	$2,496	346%
Health Net	$1,778	247%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$1,056 - $1,496

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, 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 Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center 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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