CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Veterans Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$663

about 0.9× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $242–$1,934

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$646

About the fair price

about $17 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $663 This hospital $646 Cash price $791 Hospital's list price $1,388

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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 $646

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 $663 (about 0.9× the $721 Medicare rate). Veterans Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $646, or about $791 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Waukon, IA.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$597 - $1,180	83%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$521	72%
Aetnamajor	$927	129%
Humanamajor	$597 - $1,041	83%
Amerigroup	$597 - $721	83%
Medica	$597 - $1,105	83%
Molina	$597 - $708	83%
Quartz	$597 - $1,041	83%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$597 - $833

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 791), 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 Veterans 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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