CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Plumas District Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,807

about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,459–$6,206

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,415

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,392 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,807 This hospital $1,415 Cash price $5,472 Hospital's list price $6,840

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other CA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $1,033 Priciest $1,995

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,807 (about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Plumas District Hospital charges insurers about $1,415, or about $5,472 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Quincy, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

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	$6,156	249%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,412 - $6,498	57%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$1,419

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 5,472), 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 Plumas District 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.

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Other Procedures at Plumas District Hospital

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

Oroville Hospital · Oroville $1,033
Mountains Community Hospital · Lake Arrowhead $1,391
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
French Hospital Medical Center · San Luis Obispo $1,995

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