CMS Price Transparency Data

Trauma team activation

Facility: University Medical Center of El Paso

Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,484

about 1.1× the $1,362 Medicare rate · typically $870–$3,495

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,301

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $183 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,362 Fair price $1,484 This hospital $1,301 Cash price $6,607 Hospital's list price $33,035

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $561 Priciest $1,301

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,484 (about 1.1× the $1,362 Medicare rate). University Medical Center of El Paso charges insurers about $1,301, or about $6,607 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in El Paso, TX.

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	$19,094	1402%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,032 - $2,647	149%
Aetnamajor	$1,301 - $6,277	96%
Cignamajor	$1,301 - $6,998	96%
Humanamajor	$8,700	639%
Amerigroup	$1,301	96%
Molina	$1,301	96%
WellCare	$1,301	96%
WellMed	$1,301	96%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$1,301 - $18,169

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 6,607), 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: G0390.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University Medical Center of El Paso is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0390.
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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Other Procedures at University Medical Center of El Paso

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