CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$885

about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $223–$1,567

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,304

Above the fair price

about $419 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $885 This hospital $1,304 Cash price $1,802 Hospital's list price $3,034

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

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

Cheapest $584 Priciest $1,304

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $885 (about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa charges insurers about $1,304, or about $1,802 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Nampa, ID.

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 $885. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$747 - $3,277	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$478 - $2,609	66%
Aetnamajor	$769 - $3,193	107%
Cignamajor	$7,000	971%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,304 - $2,609	181%
Dean Health Plan	$2,184 - $3,277	303%
GEHA	$2,128 - $3,277	295%
Health Net	$1,772 - $2,658	246%
HealthPartners	$2,184 - $3,277	303%
Moda Health	$135 - $3,095	19%
Molina	$164	23%
PacificSource	$1,456 - $2,658	202%
Paramount	$2,184 - $3,277	303%
Priority Health	$7,000	971%
SelectHealth	$152 - $3,277	21%
+ 39 smaller / regional plans	$127 - $7,000

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (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 1,802), 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 Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa 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

Deductible left to meet ($)

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