CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$730

about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $441–$1,284

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$357

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $373 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $730 This hospital $357 Cash price $367 Hospital's list price $1,835

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 KS hospitals compared.

Cheapest $295 Priciest $391

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $730 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus charges insurers about $357, or about $367 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Great Bend, KS.

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	$104 - $659	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$104 - $679	14%
Aetnamajor	$669 - $1,913	93%
Cignamajor	$956 - $2,550	133%
Humanamajor	$695	96%
Ambetter (Centene)	$956	133%
GEHA	$797 - $1,594	111%
Medica	$797 - $1,594	111%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$357 - $2,232

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

Excludes 5 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 367), 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 University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus 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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