CMS Price Transparency Data

Injection procedure for pain management

Facility: Smyth County Community Hospital

Billing Code: G0260 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$859

about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate · typically $709–$1,534

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$879

About the fair price

about $20 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $721 Fair price $859 This hospital $879 Cash price $418 Hospital's list price $2,789

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $653 Priciest $879

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

A fair price for a Injection procedure for pain management is about $859 (about 1.2× the $721 Medicare rate). Smyth County Community Hospital charges insurers about $879, or about $418 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Marion, VA.

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	$568 - $2,340	79%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$585 - $3,141	81%
Aetnamajor	$590 - $2,670	82%
Cignamajor	$723 - $2,194	100%
Humanamajor	$689	96%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,501	208%
Amerigroup	$689 - $3,141	96%
Devoted Health	$723	100%
Molina	$590 - $716	82%
Sentara	$568 - $874	79%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$689 - $3,141

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 Smyth County Community Hospital 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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