CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,485

about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,876–$3,464

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,243

Above the fair price

about $758 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,485 This hospital $3,243 Cash price $6,119 Hospital's list price $6,799

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MT hospitals

Lowest price of the 5 MT hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $3,243 Priciest $3,889

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 MT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $2,485 (about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital charges insurers about $3,243, or about $6,119 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Glasgow, MT.

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 $2,485. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$2,214 - $3,189	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,546 - $3,607	115%
Cignamajor	$3,999	181%
Humanamajor	$2,546	115%
GEHA	$6,323	286%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$2,214 - $6,459

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 6,119), 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 Frances Mahon Deaconess 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 Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital

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

Central Montana Medical Center · Lewistown $3,330
Livingston Healthcare · Livingston $3,481
Barrett Hospital & Healthcare · Dillon $3,692
Sidney Health Center · Sidney $3,889

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