CMS Price Transparency Data

Trauma team activation

Facility: UNC Hospitals

Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,460

about 1.1× the $1,362 Medicare rate · typically $862–$3,454

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,670

Well above the fair price

about $2,210 over the fair price · 2.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,362 Fair price $1,460 This hospital $3,670 Cash price $3,998 Hospital's list price $6,664

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,211 Priciest $3,670

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

A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,460 (about 1.1× the $1,362 Medicare rate). UNC Hospitals charges insurers about $3,670, or about $3,998 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Chapel Hill, NC.

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 $1,460. 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	$1,291 - $9,658	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,135 - $9,658	83%
Aetnamajor	$1,291 - $9,658	95%
Cignamajor	$1,291 - $9,658	95%
Humanamajor	$1,291	95%
AmeriHealth	$3,670 - $9,658	270%
WellCare	$1,291 - $9,658	95%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$1,291 - $9,658

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

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 3,998), 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: G0390.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm UNC Hospitals is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0390.
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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at UNC Hospitals

Compare: Trauma team activation at other NC hospitals

Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital · Elkin $1,211
Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $1,254
Ecu Health Medical Center · Greenville $1,266
Vidant Duplin Hospital · Kenansville $1,266
North Carolina Baptist Hospital · Winston-Salem $1,281
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus · Raleigh $1,292
Atrium Health Cleveland · Shelby $1,295
Duke University Hospital · Durham $1,302

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.