CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Tufts Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,066

about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $749–$2,027

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,880

Well above the fair price

about $814 over the fair price · 2.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,066 This hospital $1,880 Cash price $2,697 Hospital's list price $3,853

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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 $1,880

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 $1,066 (about 1.5× the $721 Medicare rate). Tufts Medical Center charges insurers about $1,880, or about $2,697 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Boston, 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 $1,066. 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	$1,880 - $4,623	261%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$140 - $2,492	19%
Aetnamajor	$1,079 - $2,974	150%
Cignamajor	$1,541 - $2,312	214%
AmeriHealth	$1,079 - $1,618	150%
AvMed	$1,079 - $1,618	150%
GEHA	$1,079 - $1,618	150%
Harvard Pilgrim	$1,707 - $2,820	237%
Tufts Health Plan	$875 - $1,831	121%
WellSense	$809 - $1,648	112%
+ 103 smaller / regional plans	$140 - $3,745

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 2,697), 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 Tufts Medical Center 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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