CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Melrosewakefield Healthcare

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,085

about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $760–$1,886

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,886

Above the fair price

about $801 over the fair price · 2.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,085 This hospital $1,886 Cash price $1,641 Hospital's list price $2,344

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $585 Priciest $1,886

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 $1,085 (about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate). Melrosewakefield Healthcare charges insurers about $1,886, or about $1,641 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Melrose, MA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $1,085. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$1,970 - $2,078	273%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$140 - $2,016	19%
Aetnamajor	$820 - $2,535	114%
Cignamajor	$1,172	163%
AmeriHealth	$820	114%
AvMed	$820	114%
GEHA	$820	114%
Harvard Pilgrim	$1,886 - $2,078	262%
Tufts Health Plan	$874 - $1,235	121%
+ 104 smaller / regional plans	$140 - $2,078

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 1,641), 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 Melrosewakefield Healthcare 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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