US Health Care Costs

C-section, with major complications in Indiana

MS-DRG 786: Cesarean section without sterilization with mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville––––$26,183$14,572–$32,591 · 33 plans
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne––––$19,543$14,284–$34,829 · 21 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.