CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Sck Health

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,358

about 1.0× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $2,179–$2,528

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,194

About the fair price

about $164 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,358 This hospital $2,194 Cash price $7,789 Hospital's list price $7,789

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other KS hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $1,808 Priciest $2,350

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KS 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 $2,358 (about 1.0× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Sck Health charges insurers about $2,194, or about $7,789 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Arkansas City, KS.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$1,925 - $8,360	78%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,172 - $7,524	128%
Aetnamajor	$2,155 - $8,360	87%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,155 - $2,194	87%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$3,111

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 7,789), 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 Sck Health 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

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Other Procedures at Sck Health

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

Hospital District #1 of Rice County · Lyons $1,808
Kingman Healthcare Center · Kingman $1,925
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc · Manhattan $2,002
Wamego Health Center · Wamego $2,002
Minneola District Hospital · Minneola $2,059
Clay County Medical Center · Clay Center $2,092
St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City · Garden City $2,303
Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City · Dodge City $2,350

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