CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: University Health System, Inc

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,581

about 1.0× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $2,289–$2,696

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,460

About the fair price

about $121 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,581 This hospital $2,460

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,887 Priciest $2,460

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN 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). University Health System, Inc charges insurers about $2,460 — about the fair price. Located in Knoxville, TN.

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	$2,417	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,418 - $3,598	57%
Aetnamajor	$2,209 - $3,100	89%
Cignamajor	$2,413 - $3,623	98%
Humanamajor	$2,417	98%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$1,444 - $3,226

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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, 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: 59510.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University Health System, Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 59510.
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 University Health System, Inc

Compare: C-section delivery (full package) at other TN hospitals

Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $1,887
Memorial Healthcare System, Inc · Chattanooga $2,204
Parkwest Medical Center · Knoxville $2,209
Dekalb Community Hospital · Smithville $2,215
Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital · Sparta $2,215
Stones River Hospital · Woodbury $2,215
Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital · Centerville $2,215
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge · Oak Ridge $2,221

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