US Health Care Costs

C-section in North Carolina

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

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Duke University HospitalDurham–––$5,437$8,323$3,874–$12,742 · 9 plans
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville–––$26,259$12,952$9,508–$14,407 · 5 plans
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington––––$8,387$5,316–$14,168 · 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.