CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$829

about 1.1× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $663–$1,140

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$905

About the fair price

about $76 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $829 This hospital $905 Cash price $2,494 Hospital's list price $2,494

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $664 Priciest $905

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $829 (about 1.1× the $721 Medicare rate). Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc charges insurers about $905, or about $2,494 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dunkirk, NY.

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✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$3,423	475%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,115 - $1,219	155%
Humanamajor	$881	122%
EmblemHealth	$1,145	159%
Independent Health	$460 - $1,181	64%
WellCare	$908	126%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$877 - $1,141

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 2,494), 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 Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc 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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