CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$921

about 1.3× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $709–$1,106

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,080

Above the fair price

about $159 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $921 This hospital $1,080 Cash price $2,171 Hospital's list price $3,102

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $689 Priciest $1,080

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $921 (about 1.3× the $721 Medicare rate). Memorial Hospital at Gulfport charges insurers about $1,080, or about $2,171 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Gulfport, MS.

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 $921. 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.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$671 - $2,150	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$649 - $3,503	90%
Aetnamajor	$1,080	150%
Cignamajor	$803 - $2,928	111%
Humanamajor	$661 - $3,153	92%
Molina	$944	131%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$301 - $3,153

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 2,171), 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 Memorial Hospital at Gulfport 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

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