C-section delivery (full package)
Facility: Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital
Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $10,368 compared to the $4,219 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 2.46× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $4,219 (about 1.7× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital charges insurers about $10,368 — well above the fair price. Located in Rochester, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $4,219. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9,663 - $10,368 | 391% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital
Compare: C-section delivery (full package) at other MI hospitals
- Mercy Health Saint Mary's · Grand Rapids $1,174
- Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital · Muskegon $1,174
- Trinity Health Oakland Hospital · Pontiac $1,238
- Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital · Ann Arbor $1,238
- Aspirus Ironwood Hospital · Ironwood $1,302
- Hurley Medical Center · Flint $1,400
- Spectrum Health · Grand Rapids $1,981
- Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital · Zeeland $2,329
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $9,033
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $9,033).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $4,219 Fair BaseRate ($2,473 Medicare)
Your bill ($24,883) is $20,664 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($4,219) and 10.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.