Injection procedure for pain management
Facility: UPMC St Margaret
Billing Code: G0260 (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 Injection procedure for pain management is about $746 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). UPMC St Margaret charges insurers about $1,022, or about $2,299 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Pittsburgh, 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 $746. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $592 - $3,529 | 82% |
| Aetnamajor | $671 - $2,000 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $745 - $2,000 | 103% |
| Humanamajor | $2,262 - $4,251 | 314% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $570 - $1,824 | 79% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $713 - $4,001 |
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 UPMC St Margaret
Compare: Injection procedure for pain management at other PA hospitals
- Magee Memorial Hospital for Convalescents · Philadelphia $207
- St Mary Medical Center · Langhorne $503
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $503
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $503
- UPMC Somerset · Somerset $667
- UPMC Greene · Waynesburg $667
- Advanced Surgical Hospital · Washington $671
- Washington Hospital, The · Washington $673
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.