CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Parkridge Medical Center

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,562

about 1.2× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $2,015–$3,647

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,550

About the fair price

about $12 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,562 This hospital $2,550

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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 $1,104 Priciest $2,550

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 $2,562 (about 1.2× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Parkridge Medical Center charges insurers about $2,550 — about the fair price. Located in Chattanooga, TN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$1,481	67%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,759 - $4,235	125%
Humanamajor	$2,990 - $5,810	135%
Amerigroup	$2,365	107%
WellCare	$1,150	52%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$2,534 - $2,550

Government programs also on file: 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, 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 Parkridge Medical Center 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 Parkridge Medical Center

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
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis · Memphis $2,120
University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $2,186
Parkwest Medical Center · Knoxville $2,209
Dekalb Community Hospital · Smithville $2,215

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