CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Duke University Hospital

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$744

about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $538–$1,934

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$672

About the fair price

about $72 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $744 This hospital $672 Cash price $830 Hospital's list price $3,072

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $584 Priciest $681

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $744 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Duke University Hospital charges insurers about $672, or about $830 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Durham, NC.

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	$666 - $3,708	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$539 - $2,167	75%
Aetnamajor	$639 - $2,373	89%
Cignamajor	$688 - $4,292	95%
Humanamajor	$676 - $3,648	94%
AmeriHealth	$719 - $970	100%
Sentara	$2,674	371%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$674 - $970

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 830), 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 Duke University Hospital 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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