CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: University Medical Center of El Paso

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,713

about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,542–$6,397

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,482

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,231 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,713 This hospital $1,482 Cash price $593 Hospital's list price $2,963

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other TX hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $775 Priciest $2,287

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,713 (about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate). University Medical Center of El Paso charges insurers about $1,482, or about $593 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in El Paso, TX.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,621 - $2,186	66%
Aetnamajor	$489 - $1,912	20%
Cignamajor	$592 - $9,115	24%
Humanamajor	$1,621 - $1,912	66%
Amerigroup	$67,234 - $79,321	2718%
Health Net	$2,545	103%
WellMed	$1,287 - $1,518	52%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$643 - $1,670

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 (about 593), 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 Medical Center of El Paso 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at University Medical Center of El Paso

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

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