CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,888

about 1.8× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,944–$13,496

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$7,171

Well above the fair price

about $3,283 over the fair price · 3.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $3,888 This hospital $7,171 Hospital's list price $8,136

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 $1,091 Priciest $7,171

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

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $3,888 (about 1.8× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford charges insurers about $7,171 — well above the fair price. Located in Palo Alto, 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 $3,888. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$4,068 - $8,136	184%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,532 - $8,136	205%
Aetnamajor	$7,981	360%
Cignamajor	$7,171	324%

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, 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: 59400.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 59400.
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 Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford

Compare: Vaginal delivery (full package) at other CA hospitals

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital · Loma Linda $1,091
Oroville Hospital · Oroville $1,118
Mountains Community Hospital · Lake Arrowhead $1,390
Plumas District Hospital · Quincy $1,414
Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $1,436
Corona Regional Medical Center · Corona $1,501
Northbay Medical Center · Fairfield $1,542
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital · Murrieta $1,724

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