CMS Price Transparency Data

Trauma team activation

Facility: North Austin Medical Center

Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,366

about 1.7× the $1,362 Medicare rate · typically $979–$3,887

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,966

Above the fair price

about $1,600 over the fair price · 2.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,362 Fair price $2,366 This hospital $3,966 Cash price $7,404 Hospital's list price $7,404

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $3,966

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

A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $2,366 (about 1.7× the $1,362 Medicare rate). North Austin Medical Center charges insurers about $3,966, or about $7,404 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Austin, TX.

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 $2,366. 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

✓ 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	$1,844 - $3,332	135%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,067 - $5,124	152%
Aetnamajor	$2,643 - $4,139	194%
Cignamajor	$2,377 - $3,036	175%
Amerigroup	$1,037	76%
Health Net	$4,813	353%
Healthcare Highways	$2,155 - $2,221	158%
Moda Health	$1,740 - $2,739	128%
Oscar Health	$1,422 - $1,584	104%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$2,132 - $6,664

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 6 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 7,404), 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 North Austin Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at North Austin Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.