CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Methodist Hospitals of Memphis

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,907

about 1.3× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,982–$4,891

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,120

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $787 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,907 This hospital $2,120 Cash price $491 Hospital's list price $2,231

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 TN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $1,104 Priciest $2,215

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

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $2,907 (about 1.3× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Methodist Hospitals of Memphis charges insurers about $2,120, or about $491 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Memphis, TN.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$1,608 - $2,120	73%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,215 - $2,120	55%
Cignamajor	$2,120	96%
Humanamajor	$2,120	96%
Devoted Health	$2,120	96%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$2,120

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 (about 491), 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: 59400.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Methodist Hospitals of Memphis is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 59400.
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 Methodist Hospitals of Memphis

Compare: Vaginal delivery (full package) at other TN hospitals

Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $1,104
Maury Regional Hospital · Columbia $1,436
Marshall Medical Center · Lewisburg $1,436
Memorial Healthcare System, Inc · Chattanooga $1,799
University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $2,186
Parkwest Medical Center · Knoxville $2,209
Dekalb Community Hospital · Smithville $2,215
Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital · Sparta $2,215

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