CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Merit Health Wesley

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

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A fair price for this

$688

about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $680–$752

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$690

About the fair price

about $2 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $688 This hospital $690 Cash price $623 Hospital's list price $2,078

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other MS hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $688 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Merit Health Wesley charges insurers about $690, or about $623 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hattiesburg, 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	$233 - $2,395	32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,465	203%
Aetnamajor	$500 - $867	69%
Cignamajor	$586 - $6,031	81%
Humanamajor	$617	86%
Devoted Health	$629	87%
Molina	$618 - $1,066	86%
WellCare	$639	89%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$416 - $17,110

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 623), 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 Wesley 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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