CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Central Vermont Medical Center

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,516

about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $2,125–$2,787

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,544

About the fair price

about $28 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,516 This hospital $2,544 Cash price $5,270 Hospital's list price $5,270

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 $2,034 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 Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $2,516 (about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Central Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $2,544, or about $5,270 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	$2,193 - $5,270	99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,237 - $2,544	101%
Aetnamajor	$2,193	99%
Cignamajor	$4,690	212%
Humanamajor	$2,149	97%
Harvard Pilgrim	$4,216	190%
MVP Health Care	$2,237 - $5,330	101%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$2,193 - $3,623

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 5,270), 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 Central Vermont 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 Central Vermont Medical Center

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

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital · Saint Johnsbury $2,034
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $2,160
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $2,193
Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $2,226
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $2,319
North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport $2,396
Copley Hospital · Morrisville $2,411
Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $2,800

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