CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Columbus Regional Healthcare System

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,546

about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $2,093–$2,963

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,207

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $339 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,546 This hospital $2,207

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other NC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $2,148 Priciest $2,229

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

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $2,546 (about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Columbus Regional Healthcare System charges insurers about $2,207 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Whiteville, NC.

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	$2,185	99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,185	99%
Aetnamajor	$2,261	102%
Cignamajor	$2,294	104%
Humanamajor	$2,250	102%
Devoted Health	$2,272	103%
UniCare	$2,185	99%
WellCare	$2,185	99%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$2,185 - $2,228

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, 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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System 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

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Other Procedures at Columbus Regional Healthcare System

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

Caromont Regional Medical Center · Gastonia $2,148
Atrium Health Cleveland · Shelby $2,207
Atrium Health Anson · Wadesboro $2,207
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast · Concord $2,229
Atrium Health Pineville · Charlotte $2,229
Stanly Regional Medical Center · Albemarle $2,229
Atrium Health Union · Monroe $2,229
Atrium Health Lincoln · Lincolnton $2,229

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