US Health Care Costs

C-section, with complications in Ohio

MS-DRG 787: Cesarean section without sterilization with cc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Akron General Medical CenterAkron––––$11,238$9,004–$14,633 · 10 plans
Cleveland ClinicCleveland––––$11,521$9,838–$16,249 · 13 plans
Euclid HospitalEuclid––––$11,790$8,728–$16,999 · 10 plans
Fairview HospitalCleveland––––$11,290$8,959–$14,633 · 10 plans
Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights––––$11,290$8,190–$14,633 · 10 plans
Lodi Community HospitalLodi––––Not in dollars (18 plans)
Lutheran HospitalCleveland––––$11,790$9,628–$16,999 · 10 plans
Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights––––$11,790$8,205–$16,999 · 10 plans
Medina HospitalMedina––––$11,790$8,086–$16,999 · 10 plans
Miami Valley HospitalDayton––––$18,521$10,587–$18,521 · 17 plans
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus––––$20,380$19,081–$22,713 · 6 plans
South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights––––$11,790$9,051–$16,999 · 10 plans
Union HospitalDover––––$11,222$8,940–$12,558 · 5 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.