US Health Care Costs

C-section in Iowa

MS-DRG 788: Cesarean section without sterilization without cc/mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines––––$11,720$10,982–$14,607 · 7 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.