CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Atrium Health University City

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,473

about 1.0× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,987–$2,473

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,466

About the fair price

about $7 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,473 This hospital $2,466

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other NC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $2,385 Priciest $2,466

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,473 (about 1.0× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Atrium Health University City charges insurers about $2,466 — 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 - $4,460	71%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,530 - $4,644	143%
Aetnamajor	$2,502 - $5,569	101%
Cignamajor	$2,417 - $2,538	98%
Humanamajor	$2,466	100%
AmeriHealth	$1,765	71%
WellCare	$1,765	71%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$1,748 - $3,022

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: 59510.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Atrium Health University City 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 Atrium Health University City

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

Caromont Regional Medical Center · Gastonia $2,385
Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $2,441
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast · Concord $2,466
Atrium Health Cleveland · Shelby $2,466
Atrium Health Anson · Wadesboro $2,466
Atrium Health Pineville · Charlotte $2,466
Stanly Regional Medical Center · Albemarle $2,466
Atrium Health Union · Monroe $2,466

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