US Health Care Costs

C-section in Ohio

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

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Akron General Medical CenterAkron––––$11,078$8,423–$13,689 · 10 plans
Cleveland ClinicCleveland––––$11,378$9,580–$16,249 · 13 plans
Euclid HospitalEuclid––––$11,517$7,649–$15,141 · 10 plans
Fairview HospitalCleveland––––$11,130$7,770–$13,689 · 10 plans
Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights––––$11,130$7,078–$13,689 · 10 plans
Lodi Community HospitalLodi––––Not in dollars (18 plans)
Lutheran HospitalCleveland––––$11,517$8,780–$15,141 · 10 plans
Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights––––$11,517$7,138–$15,141 · 10 plans
Medina HospitalMedina––––$11,517$6,942–$15,141 · 10 plans
Miami Valley HospitalDayton––––$18,521$9,024–$18,521 · 17 plans
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus––––$17,370$16,263–$19,359 · 6 plans
South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights––––$11,517$7,847–$15,141 · 10 plans
Union HospitalDover––––$9,634$7,825–$11,489 · 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.