CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: St Gabriels Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,460

about 1.4× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $2,159–$3,517

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,146

Above the fair price

about $686 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $3,460 This hospital $4,146 Cash price $4,218 Hospital's list price $7,273

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $2,192 Priciest $4,146

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $3,460 (about 1.4× the $2,473 Medicare rate). St Gabriels Hospital charges insurers about $4,146, or about $4,218 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Little Falls, MN.

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 $3,460. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$5,309 - $5,818	215%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,182 - $4,146	88%
Humanamajor	$2,618	106%
HealthPartners	$2,400 - $4,364	97%
Medica	$2,520 - $2,691	102%
Sanford Health Plan	$6,909	279%
UCare	$2,749 - $6,400	111%

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 4,218), 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 St Gabriels 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.

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 St Gabriels Hospital

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

Madison Hospital · Madison $2,192
Windom Area Health · Windom $2,360
Astera Health · Wadena $2,360
Meeker Memorial Hospital · Litchfield $2,390
Range Regional Health Services · Hibbing $2,427
Sanford Worthington Medical Center · Worthington $2,431
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center · Bemidji $2,431
Lakewood Health System · Staples $2,471

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