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CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
Houston, TX
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Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Medical Center’s median price of $10.8k is 14% above the median hospital's median price ($9.5k), higher than 66% of the 2,171 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 788. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 20 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare|transplant case rate · inpatient | $8,470 | $8,470 | $8,470 – $8,470 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,470 | $8,470 | $8,470 – $8,470 |
| 3 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|hmo case rate · inpatient | $8,470 | $8,470 | $8,470 – $8,470 |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all other plans case rate · inpatient | $8,470 | $8,470 | $8,470 – $8,470 |
| 5 | Humana medicare|transplant case rate · inpatient | $8,470 | $8,470 | $8,470 – $8,470 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|ppo case rate · inpatient | $8,555 | $8,555 | $8,555 – $8,555 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all other plans case rate · inpatient | $8,640 | $8,640 | $8,640 – $8,640 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,640 | $8,640 | $8,640 – $8,640 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange case rate · inpatient | $9,040 | $9,040 | $9,040 – $9,040 |
| 10 | Humana commercial|hmo case rate · inpatient | $10,766 | $10,766 | $10,766 – $10,766 |
| 11 | Humana commercial|ppo case rate · inpatient | $10,766 | $10,766 | $10,766 – $10,766 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|charter case rate · inpatient | $12,173 | $12,173 | $12,173 – $12,173 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial|surefit case rate · inpatient | $12,252 | $12,252 | $12,252 – $12,252 |
| 14 | Superior Healthplan commercial|all plans case rate · inpatient | $12,706 | $12,706 | $12,706 – $12,706 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial|exchange case rate · inpatient | $13,044 | $13,044 | $13,044 – $13,044 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial|hmo case rate · inpatient | $13,501 | $13,501 | $13,501 – $13,501 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo case rate · inpatient | $13,523 | $13,523 | $13,523 – $13,523 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|ppo case rate · inpatient | $13,523 | $13,523 | $13,523 – $13,523 |
| 19 | Phcs commercial|ppo case rate · inpatient | $16,717 | $16,717 | $16,717 – $16,717 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial|ppo case rate · inpatient | $21,307 | $21,307 | $21,307 – $21,307 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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