CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: The University of Chicago Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,030

about 1.4× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $731–$2,235

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$983

About the fair price

about $47 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,030 This hospital $983 Cash price $3,396 Hospital's list price $3,396

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $246 Priciest $983

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $1,030 (about 1.4× the $721 Medicare rate). The University of Chicago Medical Center charges insurers about $983, or about $3,396 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Chicago, IL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$5,007	694%
Aetnamajor	$756	105%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,097	152%
Oscar Health	$870	121%

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 3,396), 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 The University of Chicago 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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