CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Mainehealth Franklin Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$3,459
about 1.4× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $2,254–$4,169
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$3,538
About the fair price
about $79 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $3,459 This hospital $3,538

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How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 ME hospitals compared.

Cheapest $2,594 Priciest $9,245

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $3,459 (about 1.4× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Franklin Hospital charges insurers about $3,538 — about the fair price. Located in Farmington, ME.

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 $2,893 - $4,953 117%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $2,893 - $3,538 117%
Aetnamajor $2,515 - $5,204 102%
Harvard Pilgrim $5,215 211%
WellCare $2,893 117%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $5,483
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 111 Franklin Health Commons, Farmington, ME 04938
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals