CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Merit Health River Region

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$728

about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $599–$916

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$689

About the fair price

about $39 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $728 This hospital $689 Cash price $1,329 Hospital's list price $6,043

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $689 Priciest $855

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 $728 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Merit Health River Region charges insurers about $689, or about $1,329 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vicksburg, MS.

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	$548 - $1,229	76%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,465	203%
Aetnamajor	$680 - $3,223	94%
Cignamajor	$1,664 - $5,641	231%
Humanamajor	$614 - $1,229	85%
Devoted Health	$674	93%
HealthPartners	$3,021 - $6,044	419%
Molina	$618 - $1,055	86%
WellCare	$685	95%
+ 17 smaller / regional plans	$661 - $6,044

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 1,329), 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 Merit Health River Region 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.

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