CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Charlevoix Area Hospital

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$476
about 0.7× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $224–$869
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$498
About the fair price
about $22 over the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $721 Fair price $476 This hospital $498 Cash price $1,521 Hospital's list price $1,789

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MI hospitals compared.

Cheapest $369 Priciest $675

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $476 (about 0.7× the $721 Medicare rate). Charlevoix Area Hospital charges insurers about $498, or about $1,521 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charlevoix, MI.

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 $498 - $1,555 69%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $127 - $1,652 18%
Aetnamajor $858 - $1,615 119%
Cignamajor $1,789 248%
Meridian $498 69%
Molina $908 126%
Priority Health $498 - $1,789 69%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $498 - $1,700
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 14700 Lakeshore Drive, Charlevoix, MI 49720
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals