US Health Care Costs

C-section, with major complications in Pennsylvania

MS-DRG 786: Cesarean section without sterilization with mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington–––$15,061$20,588$12,951–$28,559 · 22 plans
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown––––$25,325$14,723–$36,862 · 18 plans
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia–––$19,863$21,893$8,108–$43,875 · 21 plans
Upmc Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh––––$22,836$19,112–$38,658 · 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.