CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$4,673

about 1.9× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $2,770–$8,642

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,498

Above the fair price

about $825 over the fair price · 2.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $4,673 This hospital $5,498 Cash price $13,051 Hospital's list price $13,051

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,673 Priciest $5,498

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $4,673 (about 1.9× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc charges insurers about $5,498, or about $13,051 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Atlanta, GA.

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 $4,673. 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.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareAetnaCigna

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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,515 - $5,843	142%
Humanamajor	$7,175	290%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$3,051	123%

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 13,051), 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 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc 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 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc

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

Miller County Hospital · Colquitt $1,673
CHI Memorial Hospital- Georgia · Ringgold $2,204
Doctors Hospital · Augusta $2,550
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center · Rome $2,562
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center · Macon $2,613
Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $2,613
Atrium Health Navicent Rehabilitation Hopsital · Macon $2,613
Southern Regional Medical Center · Riverdale $2,725

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