US Health Care Costs

C-section, with major complications in Kansas

MS-DRG 786: Cesarean section without sterilization with mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Overland Park Reg Med CtrOverland Park––––$8,005$4,840–$13,296 · 35 plans
Wesley Medical CenterWichita––––$8,318$4,420–$13,657 · 28 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.