CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$709

about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $635–$1,226

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$638

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $71 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $709 This hospital $638 Cash price $918 Hospital's list price $3,280

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $350 Priciest $638

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $709 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent charges insurers about $638, or about $918 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Shreveport, LA.

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	$359 - $1,909	50%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$638 - $3,051	88%
Aetnamajor	$359 - $1,273	50%
Cignamajor	$988	137%
Humanamajor	$359 - $638	50%
Amerigroup	$359	50%
AmeriHealth	$359	50%
Health Net	$1,071	149%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$359 - $1,053

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 918), 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 Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent 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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