CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Lowell General Hospital

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,065

about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $750–$2,054

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$585

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $480 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,065 This hospital $585 Cash price $1,632 Hospital's list price $2,331

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $585 Priciest $1,002

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $1,065 (about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate). Lowell General Hospital charges insurers about $585, or about $1,632 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lowell, MA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$585 - $2,322	81%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$140 - $2,332	19%
Aetnamajor	$1,473 - $2,574	204%
Cignamajor	$932 - $1,399	129%
AmeriHealth	$653 - $979	91%
AvMed	$653 - $979	91%
GEHA	$653 - $979	91%
Harvard Pilgrim	$585 - $878	81%
Tufts Health Plan	$1,026 - $1,586	142%
WellSense	$653 - $979	91%
+ 102 smaller / regional plans	$140 - $2,329

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 12 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 1,632), 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 Lowell General Hospital 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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