US Health Care Costs

C-section, with complications in North Carolina

MS-DRG 787: Cesarean section without sterilization with cc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Duke University HospitalDurham–––$6,391$9,956$4,424–$14,237 · 9 plans
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville–––$28,779$10,821$10,244–$16,492 · 3 plans
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington––––$9,769$5,497–$16,079 · 13 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.