US Health Care Costs

C-section, with complications in Florida

MS-DRG 787: Cesarean section without sterilization with cc

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Jackson Health SystemMiami–––$9,250$11,647$8,248–$31,480 · 44 plans
Tampa General HospitalTampa––––$20,255$15,165–$26,610 · 19 plans
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville––––$14,936$10,017–$19,573 · 18 plans

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.