CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Hospital District #1 of Rice County

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,360

about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,538–$3,141

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,751

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $609 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,360 This hospital $1,751 Cash price $1,827 Hospital's list price $2,436

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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 $1,751 Priciest $1,980

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

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $2,360 (about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Hospital District #1 of Rice County charges insurers about $1,751, or about $1,827 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	$1,032 - $2,685	47%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,575 - $2,810	71%
Aetnamajor	$1,365 - $2,435	62%
Cignamajor	$1,662 - $2,966	75%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,032 - $1,842	47%
HealthPartners	$1,662 - $2,966	75%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$1,032 - $2,404

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 1,827), 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: 59400.

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 59400.
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: Vaginal delivery (full package) at other KS hospitals

Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc · Manhattan $1,821
Wamego Health Center · Wamego $1,821
Clay County Medical Center · Clay Center $1,885
Great Plains of Sabetha · Sabetha $1,930
Sck Health · Arkansas City $1,949
McPherson Hospital · McPherson $1,980
Holton Community Hospital · Holton $1,980
Cloud County Health Center · Concordia $1,980

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