Vaginal delivery (full package)
Facility: Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $4,038 compared to the $3,027 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.33× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $3,027 (about 1.4× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center charges insurers about $4,038, or about $6,504 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Enola, PA.
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 $3,027. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $7,709 - $12,896 | 348% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,846 - $4,807 | 174% |
| Aetnamajor | $5,311 - $12,419 | 240% |
| Cignamajor | $12,679 | 573% |
| Geisinger | $13,793 | 623% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $7,450 - $15,269 | 336% |
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 Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Compare: Vaginal delivery (full package) at other PA hospitals
- St Mary Medical Center · Langhorne $1,142
- Surgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing $1,786
- Warren General Hospital · Warren $2,004
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $2,231
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $2,238
- Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $2,256
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono · East Stroudsburg $2,387
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City · Dickson City $2,387
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $7,502
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $7,502).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($6,504) Beats Your Bill
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $6,504 (vs. $4,038 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $3,027 Fair BaseRate ($2,214 Medicare)
Your bill ($20,667) is $17,640 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($3,027) and 9.3× the $2,214 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.