CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Mercy Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,607

about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $2,001–$3,536

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,553

About the fair price

about $54 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,607 This hospital $2,553

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other CO hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $2,039 Priciest $2,553

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,607 (about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Mercy Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $2,553 — about the fair price. Located in Durango, CO.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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	$2,553	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,553 - $24,498	103%
Aetnamajor	$2,553	103%
Cignamajor	$2,553	103%
Humanamajor	$2,553	103%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$2,553	103%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$2,553

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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: 59510.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mercy Regional Medical Center 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.

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Other Procedures at Mercy Regional Medical Center

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

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