Injection procedure for pain management
Facility: St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia
Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $704 compared to the $701 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.00× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $701 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia charges insurers about $704, or about $1,330 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Livonia, MI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $725 - $1,574 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $394 - $913 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $528 - $1,964 | 73% |
| Cignamajor | $1,024 - $1,964 | 142% |
| Humanamajor | $1,039 - $1,559 | 144% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $708 | 98% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,039 - $1,559 | 144% |
| CareSource | $495 | 69% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,047 - $1,571 | 145% |
| GEHA | $949 - $1,574 | 132% |
| Health Net | $1,636 - $2,455 | 227% |
| HealthPartners | $1,004 - $1,506 | 139% |
| MagnaCare | $1,039 - $1,559 | 144% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,039 - $1,559 | 144% |
| Molina | $99 | 14% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,047 - $1,571 | 145% |
| Paramount | $1,047 - $1,571 | 145% |
| Priority Health | $678 - $753 | 94% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $1,004 - $1,506 | 139% |
| UniCare | $1,039 - $1,559 | 144% |
| + 135 smaller / regional plans | $75 - $2,455 |
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Other Procedures at St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia
Compare: Injection procedure for pain management at other MI hospitals
- McLaren Central Michigan · Mount Pleasant $369
- Covenant Medical Center · Saginaw $377
- Henry Ford Health St John Hospital · Detroit $466
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $498
- Straith Hospital for Special Surgery · Southfield $607
- Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi · Southfield $627
- McLaren Northern Michigan · Petoskey $675
- McLaren Flint · Flint $675
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $743
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $743).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,330) Beats Your Bill
St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,330 (vs. $704 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $701 Fair BaseRate ($721 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,046) is $1,345 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($701) and 2.8× the $721 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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