CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Reading Hospital

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$2,764
about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,439–$3,546
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$2,500
About the fair price
about $264 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,764 This hospital $2,500 Cash price $3,660 Hospital's list price $5,228

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 PA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $893 Priciest $2,576

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,764 (about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $2,500, or about $3,660 in cash — about the fair price. Located in West Reading, PA.

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 $1,307 - $3,456 53%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $2,357 - $5,756 95%
Aetnamajor $1,568 - $7,520 63%
Cignamajor $6,368 257%
Humanamajor $2,024 - $2,450 82%
AmeriHealth $2,404 97%
Devoted Health $2,476 100%
Geisinger $1,830 - $7,058 74%
Health Net $2,353 95%
HealthPartners $2,091 - $2,500 85%
UPMC Health Plan $2,381 - $2,929 96%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $2,091 - $3,810
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 420 S 5Th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals