CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,423

about 2.0× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $768–$2,549

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,297

About the fair price

about $126 under the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $1,423 This hospital $1,297 Cash price $2,001 Hospital's list price $5,716

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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 $339 Priciest $1,297

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $1,423 (about 2.0× the $721 Medicare rate). St Luke's Patients Medical Center charges insurers about $1,297, or about $2,001 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pasadena, 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	$408 - $2,749	57%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$469 - $1,200	65%
Aetnamajor	$708 - $4,344	98%
Cignamajor	$694 - $5,160	96%
Humanamajor	$694 - $1,345	96%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,040	144%
Bright Health	$1,062	147%
Devoted Health	$742	103%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$694 - $1,040

Excludes 4 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 2,001), 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 St Luke's Patients 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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