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CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
Burien, WA
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Highline Medical Center’s median price of $12.3k is 30% above the median hospital's median price ($9.5k), higher than 77% 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: 9 payers, 18 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 | Kaiser medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,615 | $8,615 | $8,615 – $8,615 |
| 2 | Optum medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,702 | $8,702 | $8,702 – $8,702 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,874 | $8,874 | $8,874 – $8,874 |
| 4 | Regence medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,874 | $8,874 | $8,874 – $8,874 |
| 5 | Premera medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,960 | $8,960 | $8,960 – $8,960 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $9,201 | $9,201 | $9,201 – $9,201 |
| 7 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $9,219 | $9,219 | $9,219 – $9,219 |
| 8 | Molina medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $9,305 | $9,305 | $9,305 – $9,305 |
| 9 | Premera commercial|lifewise primary exchange case rate · inpatient | $11,567 | $11,567 | $11,567 – $11,567 |
| 10 | Premera commercial|all other plans case rate · inpatient | $13,071 | $13,071 | $13,071 – $13,071 |
| 11 | Molina commercial|marketplace exchange case rate · inpatient | $16,499 | $16,499 | $16,499 – $16,499 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial|all plans case rate · inpatient | $17,425 | $17,425 | $17,425 – $17,425 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial|awh case rate · inpatient | $18,186 | $18,186 | $18,186 – $18,186 |
| 14 | Regence commercial|all plans case rate · inpatient | $21,177 | $21,177 | $21,177 – $21,177 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · inpatient | $21,395 | $21,395 | $21,395 – $21,395 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans case rate · inpatient | $21,812 | $21,812 | $21,812 – $21,812 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|cascade care case rate · inpatient | $21,812 | $21,812 | $21,812 – $21,812 |
| 18 | Kaiser commercial|ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $34,234 | $34,234 | $34,234 – $34,234 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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