CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,230

about 1.0× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,808–$2,306

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,261

About the fair price

about $31 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,230 This hospital $2,261

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $2,148 Priciest $2,261

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 $2,230 (about 1.0× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health charges insurers about $2,261 — about the fair price. Located in Charlotte, 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	$1,765 - $4,035	80%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,185 - $4,103	99%
Aetnamajor	$2,261 - $5,051	102%
Cignamajor	$2,185 - $2,294	99%
Humanamajor	$2,228	101%
AmeriHealth	$1,765	80%
WellCare	$1,765	80%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$1,748 - $2,731

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 Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health 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.

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Other Procedures at Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health

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

Caromont Regional Medical Center · Gastonia $2,148
Atrium Health Cleveland · Shelby $2,207
Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $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

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