CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,661

about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,919–$3,200

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,011

About the fair price

about $350 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,661 This hospital $3,011

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,681 Priciest $3,011

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,661 (about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $3,011 — about the fair price. Located in Sarasota, FL.

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	$2,340 - $2,851	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,662 - $5,466	108%
Aetnamajor	$2,618 - $5,077	106%
Cignamajor	$4,247	172%
Ambetter (Centene)	$7,545	305%
AmeriHealth	$1,849	75%
Molina	$1,815	73%
Oscar Health	$4,676 - $4,807	189%
Simply Healthcare	$1,681 - $1,765	68%
WellCare	$3,011	122%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$1,765 - $3,421

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 Sarasota Memorial 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.

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Other Procedures at Sarasota Memorial Hospital

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

UF Health Leesburg Hospital · Leesburg $1,681
Lakeside Medical Center · Belle Glade $1,681
Villages Regional Hospital, The · The Villages $1,681
Cleveland Clinic Hospital · Weston $1,702
Baptist Hospital · Pensacola $1,787
Gulf Breeze Hospital · Gulf Breeze $1,787
Jay Hospital · Jay $1,787
Wellington Regional Medical Center · Wellington $1,817

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