US Health Care Costs

C-section, with major complications in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 786: Cesarean section without sterilization with mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston–––$41,316$15,427only 1 plan
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester–––$57,581$16,935$16,268–$23,950 · 19 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.