CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Centrastate Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$967

about 1.3× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $746–$1,853

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$812

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $155 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $967 This hospital $812 Cash price $924 Hospital's list price $4,378

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $736 Priciest $812

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $967 (about 1.3× the $721 Medicare rate). Centrastate Medical Center charges insurers about $812, or about $924 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Freehold, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$3,040 - $3,133	422%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$804	111%
Aetnamajor	$804 - $1,125	111%
Cignamajor	$804 - $2,676	111%
Ambetter (Centene)	$804	111%
AmeriHealth	$804 - $4,096	111%
GEHA	$3,133	434%
Harvard Pilgrim	$3,133	434%
MVP Health Care	$2,433	337%
Tufts Health Plan	$2,433	337%
UPMC Health Plan	$804	111%
WellCare	$804	111%
+ 26 smaller / regional plans	$104 - $12,000

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 924), 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 Centrastate Medical Center 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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