CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Christ Hospital

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,242

about 1.5× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,744–$5,208

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,903

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $339 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $3,242 This hospital $2,903 Cash price $2,268 Hospital's list price $3,780

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,292 Priciest $2,903

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

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $3,242 (about 1.5× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Christ Hospital charges insurers about $2,903, or about $2,268 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Cincinnati, OH.

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	$2,243 - $2,903	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,243 - $2,903	101%
Aetnamajor	$2,903	131%
Cignamajor	$2,243 - $2,903	101%
Humanamajor	$2,903	131%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,243 - $2,903	101%
GEHA	$2,903	131%
Medical Mutual	$2,243 - $2,903	101%
Oscar Health	$2,903	131%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$2,243 - $2,903

Government programs also on file: 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 2,268), 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 Christ Hospital 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 Christ Hospital

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

Southwest General Health Center · Middleburg Heights $1,292
Mount Carmel St Ann's · Westerville $1,304
Mount Carmel East & West · Columbus $1,304
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center · Ravenna $2,191
Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo, LLC · Toledo $2,217
University of Toledo Medical Center · Toledo $2,272
Southern Ohio Medical Center · Portsmouth $2,292
Fisher-Titus Hospital · Norwalk $2,315

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