CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Central Vermont Medical Center

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,832

about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $2,132–$2,832

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,796

About the fair price

about $36 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,832 This hospital $2,796 Cash price $5,820 Hospital's list price $5,820

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other VT hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other VT hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $2,252 Priciest $2,800

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

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,832 (about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Central Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $2,796, or about $5,820 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Barre, VT.

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	$2,418 - $5,792	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,467 - $2,796	100%
Aetnamajor	$2,418	98%
Cignamajor	$5,177	209%
Humanamajor	$2,370	96%
Harvard Pilgrim	$4,656	188%
MVP Health Care	$2,467 - $5,883	100%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$2,418 - $4,012

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 5,820), 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 Central Vermont Medical Center 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.

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Other Procedures at Central Vermont Medical Center

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

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital · Saint Johnsbury $2,252
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $2,383
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $2,419
Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $2,464
North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport $2,515
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $2,546
Copley Hospital · Morrisville $2,660
Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $2,800

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