C-section (with prenatal and postpartum care)

Routine obstetric care for cesarean delivery, including pre-and post-delivery care

Medicine and Surgery ServicesCPT 59510

Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

All hospitals we cover so far are in Washington; other states will appear here to compare as we add them.

Price estimate: Commercial insurance

Typical Commercial insurance rate$14,069middle of 20 hospitals
Lowest hospital$1,995
Highest hospital$33,603
Typical cash price$6,6206 hospitals

Each hospital’s figure is the median of the rates it lists. This is what hospitals published, not a quote: your cost depends on your plan and deductible.

Estimate what you’d pay

Enter your plan’s numbers to turn each hospital’s Commercial insurance rate into your share. Nothing you enter leaves your browser. You’ll find these numbers in your insurer’s app or on your plan summary.

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Your share after the deductible.
Caps what you pay in a year.

Lowest estimate: $1,199 at BHC Fairfax Hospital.

  1. $1,199you’d pay, of a $1,995 rate
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    Hospital’s Commercial insurance rate (median)
    $1,995
    Toward your deductible
    $1,000
    Your coinsurance (20% of $995)
    $199
    You’d pay
    $1,199
    Your plan would pay
    $796
  2. $1,701you’d pay, of a $4,504 rate
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    Hospital’s Commercial insurance rate (median)
    $4,504
    Toward your deductible
    $1,000
    Your coinsurance (20% of $3,504)
    $701
    You’d pay
    $1,701
    Your plan would pay
    $2,803
  3. Island Hospital · Anacortes
    $1,769you’d pay, of a $4,845 rate
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    Hospital’s Commercial insurance rate (median)
    $4,845
    Toward your deductible
    $1,000
    Your coinsurance (20% of $3,845)
    $769
    You’d pay
    $1,769
    Your plan would pay
    $3,076
  4. $1,909you’d pay, of a $5,545 rate
    See the math
    Hospital’s Commercial insurance rate (median)
    $5,545
    Toward your deductible
    $1,000
    Your coinsurance (20% of $4,545)
    $909
    You’d pay
    $1,909
    Your plan would pay
    $3,636
  5. $1,910you’d pay, of a $5,552 rate
    See the math
    Hospital’s Commercial insurance rate (median)
    $5,552
    Toward your deductible
    $1,000
    Your coinsurance (20% of $4,552)
    $910
    You’d pay
    $1,910
    Your plan would pay
    $3,641
  6. $2,384you’d pay, of a $7,920 rate
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    Hospital’s Commercial insurance rate (median)
    $7,920
    Toward your deductible
    $1,000
    Your coinsurance (20% of $6,920)
    $1,384
    You’d pay
    $2,384
    Your plan would pay
    $5,536
  7. $2,574you’d pay, of a $8,869 rate
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    Hospital’s Commercial insurance rate (median)
    $8,869
    Toward your deductible
    $1,000
    Your coinsurance (20% of $7,869)
    $1,574
    You’d pay
    $2,574
    Your plan would pay
    $6,295
  8. Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles
    $2,814you’d pay, of a $10,069 rate
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    Hospital’s Commercial insurance rate (median)
    $10,069
    Toward your deductible
    $1,000
    Your coinsurance (20% of $9,069)
    $1,814
    You’d pay
    $2,814
    Your plan would pay
    $7,255

A rough estimate, not a quote. It leaves out copays, separate bills (such as the doctor or anesthesia), and whether a hospital is in your plan’s network. Your insurer can tell you your real cost.

Compare hospitals

23 hospitals with a Commercial insurance rate, cash price or list price; 20 of them list Commercial insurance rates. Lowest Commercial insurance rate first.

Prices for C-section (with prenatal and postpartum care) at the hospitals we cover. Negotiated rates are for Commercial insurance.
HospitalQuality (CMS)Commercial insurance rate (median)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
BHC Fairfax HospitalKirkland, WA(425) 821-2000Not rated by CMS$1,9954 prices, $1,140 – $2,100$3,000$3,000
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA(509) 946-4611 4 of 5$4,504Not publishedNot published
Island HospitalAnacortes, WA(360) 299-1300 4 of 5$4,84513 prices, $456 – $5,415$5,700$5,700
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA(206) 223-6600 5 of 5$5,5458 prices, $77.60 – $10,661Not publishedNot published
Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds, WA(425) 640-4000 3 of 5$5,5522 prices, $4,912 – $6,191Not publishedNot published
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA(360) 487-1000 4 of 5$7,920$4,916$7,563
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA(425) 688-5000 2 of 5$8,869Not publishedNot published
Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA(360) 417-7000 3 of 5$10,06912 prices, $3,757 – $24,000$12,2882 prices, $5,377 – $19,200$15,3612 prices, $6,721 – $24,000
Providence Centralia HospitalCentralia, WA(360) 330-8530 3 of 5$10,122Not publishedNot published
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA(509) 482-0111 3 of 5$11,241Not publishedNot published
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett, WA(425) 261-2000 4 of 5$16,8972 prices, $13,908 – $19,885Not publishedNot published
Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA(206) 431-5237 4 of 5$17,027Not publishedNot published
Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA(425) 313-4000 4 of 5$17,257Not publishedNot published
St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA(253) 530-2050 5 of 5$21,401Not publishedNot published
St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA(253) 588-1711 4 of 5$21,401Not publishedNot published
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclaw, WA(360) 825-2505 5 of 5$21,401Not publishedNot published
St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA(253) 944-8100 4 of 5$21,401Not publishedNot published
St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma, WA(253) 627-4101 3 of 5$21,401Not publishedNot published
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA(360) 493-7179 3 of 5$27,982Not publishedNot published
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.Spokane, WA(509) 474-3131 3 of 5$33,603Not publishedNot published
Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee, WA(509) 633-1753Not rated by CMSNot published$7,540$8,378
Trios HealthKennewick, WA(509) 586-6111 2 of 5Not publishedNot published$33,709
WhidbeyHealth Medical CenterCoupeville, WA(360) 678-5151 2 of 5Not published$8,6862 prices, $5,871 – $11,500$8,6862 prices, $5,871 – $11,500

Reading these prices

  • A hospital can list several rates for the same procedure (different plans, settings or billing lines), so we show the median and the range. Open a hospital to see every rate with its payer and plan.
  • A very low rate can be one line item (for example, a supply charge), not the whole procedure.
  • Not published means the hospital’s own price file has no price of that kind for this service (some list insurer rates but leave the cash or list price blank). If you’re uninsured or paying yourself, ask the hospital for a Good Faith Estimate; federal law (No Surprises Act) requires one when you schedule or ask.

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