CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$696
about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $293–$1,355
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$680
About the fair price
about $16 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $721 Fair price $696 This hospital $680 Cash price $1,052 Hospital's list price $1,424

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other MN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $441 Priciest $680

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $696 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center charges insurers about $680, or about $1,052 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Aurora, MN.

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 $555 - $1,289 77%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $547 - $1,144 76%
Aetnamajor $1,210 168%
Cignamajor $1,111 154%
HealthPartners $555 - $1,111 77%
Medica $555 - $1,166 77%
Sanford Health Plan $611 - $643 85%
Security Health Plan $555 - $1,424 77%
UCare $555 - $937 77%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $547 - $1,225
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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: 5211 Highway 110, Aurora, MN 55705
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals