CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Geisinger-Community Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$679
about 0.9× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $654–$850
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$718
About the fair price
about $39 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $721 Fair price $679 This hospital $718 Cash price $2,295 Hospital's list price $3,702

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $207 Priciest $718

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $679 (about 0.9× the $721 Medicare rate). Geisinger-Community Medical Center charges insurers about $718, or about $2,295 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Scranton, PA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $2,044 283%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $288 - $803 40%
Aetnamajor $718 - $2,184 100%
Cignamajor $1,633 226%
Humanamajor $698 97%
Ambetter (Centene) $2,257 313%
Geisinger $684 - $1,967 95%
Health Net $2,169 301%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $684 - $3,332
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1822 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals