CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$738

about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $677–$970

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$757

About the fair price

about $19 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $738 This hospital $757 Cash price $418 Hospital's list price $2,789

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $359 Priciest $757

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $738 (about 1.0× the $721 Medicare rate). Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $757, or about $418 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kingsport, TN.

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	$559 - $1,652	78%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$575 - $1,719	80%
Aetnamajor	$581 - $1,341	81%
Cignamajor	$703 - $2,898	97%
Humanamajor	$670	93%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,460	202%
Amerigroup	$696	97%
Devoted Health	$703	97%
Molina	$587 - $703	81%
Sentara	$576 - $811	80%
WellCare	$710 - $3,141	98%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$670 - $1,607

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 2 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 418), 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 Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center 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.

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