Injection procedure for pain management
Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital
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 $801 (about 1.1× the $721 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital charges insurers about $1,445 — well above the fair price. Located in Allentown, 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 $801. 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.
5 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 | $487 - $2,454 | 68% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $722 - $5,168 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $759 - $4,006 | 105% |
| Cignamajor | $744 - $5,946 | 103% |
| Humanamajor | $766 | 106% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $2,191 | 304% |
| AmeriHealth | $329 - $744 | 46% |
| Devoted Health | $766 | 106% |
| Geisinger | $744 - $3,175 | 103% |
| HealthPartners | $759 - $1,445 | 105% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $766 - $3,518 | 106% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $722 - $5,076 |
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 Lehigh Valley Hospital
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.