CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: The University Hospital

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$952

about 1.3× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $756–$1,872

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$790

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $162 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $952 This hospital $790 Cash price $908 Hospital's list price $2,784

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $736 Priciest $804

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 $952 (about 1.3× the $721 Medicare rate). The University Hospital charges insurers about $790, or about $908 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Newark, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$790 - $1,872	110%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$833	116%
Aetnamajor	$790 - $1,289	110%
AmeriHealth	$550 - $790	76%
Clover Health	$790	110%
Fidelis Care	$790 - $817	110%
Health Net	$2,644	367%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$790 - $2,505

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 908), 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 The 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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