CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Northwest Health - Porter

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,446

about 2.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $766–$2,123

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,195

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $251 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,446 This hospital $1,195 Cash price $1,202 Hospital's list price $3,339

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $286 Priciest $1,195

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $1,446 (about 2.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Northwest Health - Porter charges insurers about $1,195, or about $1,202 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Valparaiso, IN.

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	$184 - $2,667	26%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$735 - $3,044	102%
Aetnamajor	$543 - $3,456	75%
Cignamajor	$928 - $1,989	129%
Humanamajor	$735	102%
Devoted Health	$750	104%
Health Net	$1,476 - $4,236	205%
MagnaCare	$1,902	264%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$735 - $5,724

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 6 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 1,202), 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 Northwest Health - Porter 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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