CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$3,591
about 1.5× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,646–$6,046
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$6,244
Above the fair price
about $2,653 over the fair price · 2.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $3,591 This hospital $6,244 Cash price $4,659 Hospital's list price $15,226

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

Highest price of the 8 NH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $1,224 Priciest $6,244

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 NH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $3,591 (about 1.5× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $6,244, or about $4,659 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Lebanon, NH.

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 $3,591. 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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $2,606 - $12,034 105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $2,606 - $14,708 105%
Aetnamajor $2,684 - $13,632 109%
Cignamajor $2,684 - $10,749 109%
Ambetter (Centene) $2,737 - $8,568 111%
AmeriHealth $1,276 - $2,771 52%
Harvard Pilgrim $1,947 - $10,657 79%
MVP Health Care $2,606 - $10,498 105%
Tufts Health Plan $8,157 - $10,330 330%
WellCare $2,710 110%
WellSense $1,276 - $2,771 52%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $1,276 - $14,886
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals