CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Hospital District #1 of Rice County

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,766

about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,792–$3,572

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,808

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $958 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,766 This hospital $1,808 Cash price $1,712 Hospital's list price $2,283

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 KS hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $1,808 Priciest $2,350

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,766 (about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Hospital District #1 of Rice County charges insurers about $1,808, or about $1,712 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lyons, KS.

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	$885 - $2,636	36%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,350 - $2,758	55%
Aetnamajor	$1,170 - $2,391	47%
Cignamajor	$1,425 - $2,912	58%
Ambetter (Centene)	$885 - $1,808	36%
HealthPartners	$1,425 - $2,912	58%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$885 - $2,360

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 1,712), 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 Hospital District #1 of Rice County 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.

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Other Procedures at Hospital District #1 of Rice County

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

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
Sck Health · Arkansas City $2,194
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.