CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: The Children's Mercy Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,067

about 1.2× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $2,046–$3,539

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,339

About the fair price

about $272 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $3,067 This hospital $3,339 Cash price $3,770 Hospital's list price $7,855

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $2,277 Priciest $3,339

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $3,067 (about 1.2× the $2,473 Medicare rate). The Children's Mercy Hospital charges insurers about $3,339, or about $3,770 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kansas City, MO.

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	$2,021 - $4,456	82%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,579 - $3,339	104%
Aetnamajor	$3,435 - $4,341	139%
Cignamajor	$4,148	168%
Humanamajor	$4,328	175%
Health Net	$5,813	235%
HealthLink	$2,907	118%
Medica	$4,579	185%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$2,156 - $5,734

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 3,770), 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 The Children's Mercy 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 The Children's Mercy Hospital

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

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