CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,630

about 1.5× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,902–$8,684

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$7,798

Well above the fair price

about $4,168 over the fair price · 3.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $3,630 This hospital $7,798 Cash price $10,026 Hospital's list price $22,280

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $1,033 Priciest $7,798

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $3,630 (about 1.5× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Loma Linda University Children's Hospital charges insurers about $7,798, or about $10,026 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Loma Linda, CA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $3,630. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$11,140	450%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,823 - $11,413	114%
Aetnamajor	$32,312	1306%
Cignamajor	$14,259 - $16,487	577%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$4,365 - $14,861	176%
Molina	$15,596	631%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$3,860 - $18,938

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 10,026), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 59510.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Loma Linda University Children's Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 59510.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Compare: C-section delivery (full package) at other CA hospitals

Oroville Hospital · Oroville $1,033
Mountains Community Hospital · Lake Arrowhead $1,391
Plumas District Hospital · Quincy $1,415
Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $1,437
Corona Regional Medical Center · Corona $1,502
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital · Murrieta $1,725
Northbay Medical Center · Fairfield $1,763
Saint Francis Medical Center · Lynwood $1,995

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.