CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: UPMC Chautauqua at Wca

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$900

about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $656–$1,200

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $900 Cash price $472 Hospital's list price $787

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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	$504 - $846	70%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$749 - $1,441	104%
Aetnamajor	$512 - $880	71%
Humanamajor	$590 - $846	82%
Fidelis Care	$846	117%
Geisinger	$433	60%
Independent Health	$847 - $1,043	117%
MagnaCare	$590	82%
UPMC Health Plan	$472 - $863	65%
WellCare	$872	121%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$622 - $1,058

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 472), 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 UPMC Chautauqua at Wca 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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