CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Down East Community Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

No verified fair price for this procedure here

This hospital only published government or network rates for this billing code — not a standard commercial price — so we can’t show a verified fair-price comparison for it. What it charges each insurer is listed below; call the hospital’s billing office to confirm the actual charge.

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$4,775 - $30,978	193%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,443 - $29,069	99%
Aetnamajor	$4,636 - $30,078	187%
Cignamajor	$5,008 - $32,491	202%
Humanamajor	$2,443 - $15,849	99%
Harvard Pilgrim	$5,080 - $32,959	205%
WellCare	$2,443 - $15,849	99%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$2,776 - $32,419

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 15,590), 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 Down East Community 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 Down East Community Hospital

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

Penobscot Valley Hospital · Lincoln $2,594
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $3,127
York Hospital · York $3,206
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $3,241
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $3,538
Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $3,751
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $3,751
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $3,941

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