Electrical stimulation therapy
Facility: Reading Hospital
Billing Code: G0283 (HCPCS)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Electrical stimulation therapy is about $27 (about 2.1× the $13 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $50, or about $77 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in West Reading, PA.
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 $27. 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
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 | $15 - $89 | 118% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $44 - $82 | 347% |
| Aetnamajor | $79 | 623% |
| Cignamajor | $200 | 1576% |
| Geisinger | $70 | 552% |
| Health Net | $50 | 394% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $44 - $59 | 347% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $44 - $104 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Reading Hospital
Compare: Electrical stimulation therapy at other PA hospitals
- Magee Memorial Hospital for Convalescents · Philadelphia $6
- Hospital of the Fox Chase Cancer Center · Philadelphia $8
- UPMC Williamsport · Williamsport $10
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $10
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $10
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $12
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $12
- Penn State Health St. Joseph · Reading $12
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.