US Health Care Costs

C-section in Pennsylvania

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

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington–––$8,909$14,022$9,629–$20,756 · 22 plans
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown––––$18,236$10,273–$21,927 · 18 plans
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia–––$11,850$15,860$8,108–$25,503 · 21 plans
Upmc Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh––––$16,959$12,591–$28,709 · 6 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.