CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Columbia Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,456

about 1.0× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,690–$3,098

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,879

Above the fair price

about $423 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,456 This hospital $2,879 Cash price $5,070 Hospital's list price $10,140

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $2,879

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 $2,456 (about 1.0× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Columbia Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $2,879, or about $5,070 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Hudson, NY.

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 $2,456. 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	$2,159 - $3,455	87%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,206 - $3,357	89%
Aetnamajor	$2,965 - $4,463	120%
Cignamajor	$2,850	115%
CDPHP	$2,657 - $4,256	107%
Fidelis Care	$2,735 - $3,000	111%
MVP Health Care	$2,015 - $2,879	81%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$2,692 - $3,944

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

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 5,070), 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 Columbia Memorial 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Columbia Memorial 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
Sisters of Charity Hospital · Buffalo $2,390

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