CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Sisters of Charity Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,400

about 1.0× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,553–$2,516

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,390

About the fair price

about $10 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,400 This hospital $2,390 Cash price $4,870 Hospital's list price $4,870

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $2,076 Priciest $2,390

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,400 (about 1.0× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Sisters of Charity Hospital charges insurers about $2,390, or about $4,870 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Buffalo, NY.

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	$2,289 - $2,544	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,776 - $2,539	72%
Aetnamajor	$2,544 - $2,671	103%
Cignamajor	$2,544 - $3,688	103%
Humanamajor	$2,544 - $2,671	103%
Amerigroup	$1,968 - $2,486	80%
Fidelis Care	$2,289 - $3,052	93%
Independent Health	$1,968 - $2,767	80%
MagnaCare	$2,544	103%
Molina	$4,427 - $5,594	179%
MVP Health Care	$2,870	116%
UPMC Health Plan	$2,721 - $4,579	110%
WellCare	$2,671 - $2,798	108%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$1,968 - $3,052

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 4,870), 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 Sisters of Charity Hospital 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 Sisters of Charity Hospital

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

Arnot Ogden Medical Center · Elmira $2,076
Olean General Hospital · Olean $2,177
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc · Dunkirk $2,227
St James Hospital · Hornell $2,289
Samaritan Medical Center · Watertown $2,357
Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital · Dansville $2,363
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital · Bath $2,369
Kenmore Mercy Hospital · Kenmore $2,390

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