CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Sparrow Ionia Hospital

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,779

about 1.3× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,883–$3,984

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,505

Above the fair price

about $726 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,779 This hospital $3,505 Cash price $2,191 Hospital's list price $4,381

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $1,080 Priciest $3,505

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

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $2,779 (about 1.3× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Sparrow Ionia Hospital charges insurers about $3,505, or about $2,191 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Ionia, 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 $2,779. 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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,505	158%

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 2,191), 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 Sparrow Ionia Hospital 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.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Sparrow Ionia Hospital

Compare: Vaginal delivery (full package) at other MI hospitals

Mercy Health Saint Mary's · Grand Rapids $1,080
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital · Muskegon $1,080
Trinity Health Oakland Hospital · Pontiac $1,192
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital · Ann Arbor $1,192
Hurley Medical Center · Flint $1,400
St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia · Livonia $1,522
Spectrum Health · Grand Rapids $1,820
Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital · Zeeland $2,139

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