C-section delivery (full package)
Facility: East Cooper Medical Center
Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $6,953 compared to the $3,508 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.98× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $3,508 (about 1.4× the $2,473 Medicare rate). East Cooper Medical Center charges insurers about $6,953 — well above the fair price. Located in Mount Pleasant, SC.
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 $3,508. 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.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aetnamajor | $2,150 | 87% |
| Cignamajor | $6,953 - $7,646 | 281% |
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 East Cooper Medical Center
Compare: C-section delivery (full package) at other SC hospitals
- Beaufort County Memorial Hospital · Beaufort $2,149
- Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center · Hilton Head Island $2,150
- Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $2,150
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $2,466
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $2,550
- Colleton Medical Center · Walterboro $2,550
- Trident Medical Center · Charleston $2,550
- Grand Strand Regional Medical Center · Myrtle Beach $2,550
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at East Cooper Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $6,057
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 = $6,057).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask East Cooper Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $3,508 Fair BaseRate ($2,473 Medicare)
Your bill ($16,687) is $13,179 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($3,508) and 6.7× the $2,473 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.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
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.