CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$901

about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $621–$2,241

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $901 Hospital's list price $675

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$1,754 - $2,133	243%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$270 - $4,936	37%
Aetnamajor	$1,100	153%
Cignamajor	$504 - $580	70%

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, 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 Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery 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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