CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$637

about 0.9× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $287–$1,088

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$807

Above the fair price

about $170 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $637 This hospital $807

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

On the higher side — 4 of 6 other NM hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $671 Priciest $826

Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 NM 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). Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $807 — above the fair price. Located in Tucumcari, NM.

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 $637. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$760	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$767 - $1,290	106%
Aetnamajor	$774	107%
Humanamajor	$804	111%
Molina	$789	109%
Presbyterian	$737 - $1,274	102%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$811

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, 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 Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial 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.

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 (%)

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Other Procedures at Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital

Compare: Injection procedure for pain management at other NM hospitals

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