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Procedure price report · Cesarean section

Full maternity care with cesarean birth

CPT 59510the billing code this page is about

A package charge covering prenatal visits, the cesarean delivery, and care after the birth.

Hospitals typically charge $4,595 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 549 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $4,613. Most fall between $2,947 and $6,243 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
549
States
49
Filings dated
Dec 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 549 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$2,155$3,372$4,595$5,855$7,655

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 3.6× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,155 vs $7,655).

How the prices are spread

$940 – $1,193: 7 hospitals$940$1,193 – $1,514: 7 hospitals$1,514 – $1,921: 8 hospitals$1,514$1,921 – $2,438: 13 hospitals$2,438 – $3,094: 60 hospitals$2,438$3,094 – $3,926: 65 hospitals$3,926 – $4,983: 144 hospitals$3,926$4,983 – $6,323: 112 hospitals$6,323 – $8,024: 61 hospitals$6,323$8,024 – $10,183: 18 hospitals$8,024median $4,595price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (495 of 549 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$940$1,1937
$1,193$1,5147
$1,514$1,9218
$1,921$2,43813
$2,438$3,09460
$3,094$3,92665
$3,926$4,983144
$4,983$6,323112
$6,323$8,02461
$8,024$10,18318

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $4,595.

Alaska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $5,700 across 15 hospitalsWA$5,700Idaho: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: median $4,229 across 10 hospitalsMT$4,229North Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $6,307 across 26 hospitalsMN$6,307Illinois: median $3,815 across 21 hospitalsIL$3,815Wisconsin: median $5,793 across 36 hospitalsWI$5,793Michigan: median $3,792 across 33 hospitalsMI$3,792New York: median $4,595 across 41 hospitalsNY$4,595Massachusetts: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $6,238 across 22 hospitalsOR$6,238Nevada: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $4,669 across 37 hospitalsIA$4,669Indiana: median $2,671 across 16 hospitalsIN$2,671Ohio: median $4,782 across 18 hospitalsOH$4,782Pennsylvania: median $4,748 across 23 hospitalsPA$4,748New Jersey: median $5,339 across 14 hospitalsNJ$5,339Connecticut: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $5,334 across 14 hospitalsCA$5,334Utah: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: median $4,889 across 22 hospitalsNE$4,889Missouri: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $2,947 across 10 hospitalsWV$2,947Virginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $3,770 across 21 hospitalsKS$3,770Arkansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $5,550 across 12 hospitalsOK$5,550Louisiana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: median $6,075 across 12 hospitalsGA$6,075Hawaii: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,156 across 22 hospitalsTX$4,156Florida: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $4,595. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Minnesota MN26$6,307+37%$4,160 – $6,853
Oregon OR22$6,238+36%$4,916 – $6,695
Georgia GA12$6,075+32%$6,075 – $13,051
Wisconsin WI36$5,793+26%$5,438 – $7,372
Washington WA15$5,700+24%$3,587 – $7,190
Oklahoma OK12$5,550+21%$5,550 – $5,550
New Jersey NJ14$5,339+16%$4,350 – $6,839
California CA14$5,334+16%$937 – $6,961
Nebraska NE22$4,889+6%$4,344 – $5,664
Ohio OH18$4,782+4%$1,500 – $10,673
Pennsylvania PA23$4,748+3%$3,458 – $10,034
Iowa IA37$4,669+2%$3,101 – $4,739
New York NY41$4,5950%$2,765 – $5,911
Montana MT10$4,229−8%$2,947 – $5,035
Texas TX22$4,156−10%$4,156 – $4,156
Illinois IL21$3,815−17%$1,274 – $6,404
Michigan MI33$3,792−17%$2,894 – $4,020
Kansas KS21$3,770−18%$2,703 – $4,478
West Virginia WV10$2,947−36%$2,896 – $6,820
Indiana IN16$2,671−42%$2,520 – $4,427
Colorado CO9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $4,595.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care320$4,595$2,673 – $6,075
Children’s6fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access222$4,648$3,297 – $6,535
Ownership
For-profit28$4,156$2,520 – $8,106
Government124$4,427$3,252 – $5,988
Non-profit396$4,669$2,947 – $6,307
System affiliation
Part of a system394$4,595$2,947 – $6,075
Independent155$4,748$2,908 – $6,695

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$6,408
Median cash price$4,595
Cash as a share of list, median hospital70%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 30%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

328 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $4,739 and the average of the middle 60% is $4,571; most fall between $2,576 and $6,307.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 328 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,742$2,938$4,739$5,926$8,084

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 4.6× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,742 vs $8,084).

Of the 393 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 328 gave a usable cash price; 36 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 29 a list price only.

How complete is this

549 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (14%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 652 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted549
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here64
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded39
Hospitals that filed this code652

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Cesarean section family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as OB Antepartum Care Cesarean Dlvr & Postpartum.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Full maternity care with cesarean birth (CPT 59510) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-59510-full-maternity-care-with-cesarean-birth