CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Carolinas Rehabilitation

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$637

about 0.9× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $245–$966

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$722

About the fair price

about $85 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $637 This hospital $722 Cash price $917 Hospital's list price $1,834

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $584 Priciest $722

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 $637 (about 0.9× the $721 Medicare rate). Carolinas Rehabilitation charges insurers about $722, or about $917 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charlotte, 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	$729 - $1,203	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$636 - $882	88%
Aetnamajor	$717 - $1,559	99%
Cignamajor	$727 - $1,238	101%
Humanamajor	$706	98%
Ambetter (Centene)	$561 - $682	78%
AmeriHealth	$713	99%
Health Net	$810	112%
WellCare	$727	101%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$727 - $1,687

Excludes 3 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 917), 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 Carolinas Rehabilitation 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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