C-section delivery (full package)
Facility: Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 OR hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,581 (about 1.0× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Mid-Columbia Medical Center charges insurers about $3,599, or about $4,130 in cash — above the fair price. Located in The Dalles, OR.
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 $2,581. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,342 - $5,258 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $4,231 - $4,449 | 171% |
| Cignamajor | $3,922 | 159% |
| Humanamajor | $2,412 | 98% |
| Amerigroup | $8,605 | 348% |
| Devoted Health | $2,529 | 102% |
| Health Net | $2,389 - $3,276 | 97% |
| Moda Health | $2,412 - $4,717 | 98% |
| Molina | $2,342 - $4,475 | 95% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $2,342 - $8,605 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Compare: C-section delivery (full package) at other OR hospitals
- Wallowa Memorial Hospital · Enterprise $1,436
- Santiam Hospital & Clinics · Stayton $2,342
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $2,763
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center · Corvallis $3,924
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital · Albany $3,924
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital · Lincoln City $3,924
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital · Newport $3,924
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital · Lebanon $3,924
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.