CMS Price Transparency Data

Trauma team activation

Facility: Skagit Valley Hospital

Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,385

about 1.0× the $1,362 Medicare rate · typically $633–$2,220

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,117

Above the fair price

about $732 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,362 Fair price $1,385 This hospital $2,117 Cash price $3,264 Hospital's list price $4,080

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other WA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $679 Priciest $2,377

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

A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,385 (about 1.0× the $1,362 Medicare rate). Skagit Valley Hospital charges insurers about $2,117, or about $3,264 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Mount Vernon, WA.

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 $1,385. 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.

6 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	$1,389 - $5,195	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,389 - $6,200	102%
Aetnamajor	$3,672	270%
Cignamajor	$3,248	239%
Humanamajor	$1,389 - $3,876	102%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,323 - $3,316	97%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$2,117 - $3,346

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 3,264), 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 Skagit Valley Hospital 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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Skagit Valley Hospital

Compare: Trauma team activation at other WA hospitals

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