CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Grinnell Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$702

about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $554–$1,158

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$659

About the fair price

about $43 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $702 This hospital $659 Cash price $1,241 Hospital's list price $1,552

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $229 Priciest $659

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $702 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Grinnell Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $659, or about $1,241 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grinnell, IA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 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	$679 - $1,130	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$230 - $659	32%
Aetnamajor	$186 - $1,490	26%
Cignamajor	$968	134%
Humanamajor	$679	94%
Amerigroup	$689	96%
HealthPartners	$159 - $490	22%
Medica	$559 - $625	78%
Molina	$659	91%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$679 - $689

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 1,241), 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 Grinnell Regional 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.

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