CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Mount Carmel East & West

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$812

about 1.1× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $684–$2,343

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,756

Well above the fair price

about $944 over the fair price · 2.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $812 This hospital $1,756 Cash price $2,993 Hospital's list price $4,604

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $303 Priciest $1,756

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $812 (about 1.1× the $721 Medicare rate). Mount Carmel East & West charges insurers about $1,756, or about $2,993 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Columbus, OH.

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 $812. 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	$668 - $2,313	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$654 - $5,525	91%
Aetnamajor	$654 - $5,525	91%
Humanamajor	$1,883 - $5,525	261%
AmeriHealth	$1,720 - $2,580	239%
CareSource	$2,689 - $4,033	373%
GEHA	$1,654 - $2,481	229%
HealthLink	$2,762 - $4,144	383%
MagnaCare	$1,720 - $2,580	239%
Medical Mutual	$131 - $4,205	18%
Oscar Health	$2,210 - $3,315	306%
Sentara	$3,683 - $5,525	511%
UniCare	$1,720 - $2,580	239%
+ 87 smaller / regional plans	$139 - $4,696

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 7 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 2,993), 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 Mount Carmel East & West 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

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