CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,641

about 1.2× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $2,170–$4,952

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,334

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $307 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,641 This hospital $2,334

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,013 Priciest $2,334

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

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $2,641 (about 1.2× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake charges insurers about $2,334 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Southlake, TX.

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	$2,410 - $2,454	109%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,171 - $18,198	98%
Humanamajor	$2,258	102%
Amerigroup	$2,280	103%
Cigna HealthSpring	$2,215	100%
Molina	$2,280	103%
WellCare	$2,280 - $2,389	103%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$2,171

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 Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake 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 Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake

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