Injection procedure for pain management
Facility: Chelsea Hospital
Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $692 compared to the $645 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.07× 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 $645 (about 0.9× the $721 Medicare rate). Chelsea Hospital charges insurers about $692, or about $1,330 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Chelsea, 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 | $727 - $1,650 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $394 - $1,075 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $692 - $1,678 | 96% |
| Cignamajor | $1,154 - $1,732 | 160% |
| Humanamajor | $1,088 - $1,633 | 151% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $667 - $833 | 92% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,088 - $1,633 | 151% |
| CareSource | $454 | 63% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,227 - $1,841 | 170% |
| GEHA | $900 - $1,650 | 125% |
| Health Net | $1,636 - $2,455 | 227% |
| HealthPartners | $1,271 - $1,907 | 176% |
| MagnaCare | $1,088 - $1,633 | 151% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,088 - $1,633 | 151% |
| Molina | $99 | 14% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,227 - $1,841 | 170% |
| Paramount | $1,227 - $1,841 | 170% |
| Priority Health | $712 - $1,581 | 99% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $1,271 - $1,907 | 176% |
| UniCare | $1,088 - $1,633 | 151% |
| + 124 smaller / regional plans | $76 - $2,455 |
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Other Procedures at Chelsea Hospital
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 Chelsea Hospital (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
Chelsea Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,330 (vs. $692 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $645 Fair BaseRate ($721 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,046) is $1,401 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($645) 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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