CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Memorial Medical Center

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,422

about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,876–$3,275

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,263

Above the fair price

about $841 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,422 This hospital $3,263 Cash price $3,008 Hospital's list price $4,297

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $3,263

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 $2,422 (about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Memorial Medical Center charges insurers about $3,263, or about $3,008 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Port Lavaca, TX.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $2,422. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$2,148 - $4,326	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,954 - $3,461	88%
Aetnamajor	$1,851 - $3,461	84%
Cignamajor	$2,419	109%
Humanamajor	$2,610 - $3,461	118%
Ambetter (Centene)	$259 - $1,384	12%
Amerigroup	$2,076 - $4,326	94%
Health Net	$2,419 - $3,461	109%
Healthcare Highways	$2,121 - $3,461	96%
Molina	$2,076 - $4,326	94%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$227 - $4,542

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 9 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 (about 3,008), 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 Memorial 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Memorial Medical Center

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

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