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Original text from hospital filings
CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
Lakewood, WA
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Saint Clare Hospital’s median price of $15.9k is 68% above the median hospital's median price ($9.5k), higher than 89% 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, 21 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 | $8,318 | $8,318 | $8,318 – $8,318 |
| 2 | Optum medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,401 | $8,401 | $8,401 – $8,401 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,567 | $8,567 | $8,567 – $8,567 |
| 4 | Regence medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,567 | $8,567 | $8,567 – $8,567 |
| 5 | Premera medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,650 | $8,650 | $8,650 – $8,650 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,883 | $8,883 | $8,883 – $8,883 |
| 7 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,900 | $8,900 | $8,900 – $8,900 |
| 8 | Molina medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $8,983 | $8,983 | $8,983 – $8,983 |
| 9 | Premera commercial|lifewise primary exchange case rate · inpatient | $13,749 | $13,749 | $13,749 – $13,749 |
| 10 | Molina commercial|marketplace exchange case rate · inpatient | $15,928 | $15,928 | $15,928 – $15,928 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial|wea case rate · inpatient | $16,488 | $16,488 | $16,488 – $16,488 |
| 12 | Kaiser commercial|hmo case rate · inpatient | $17,384 | $17,384 | $17,384 – $17,384 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial|all plans case rate · inpatient | $17,425 | $17,425 | $17,425 – $17,425 |
| 14 | Kaiser commercial|ppo case rate · inpatient | $19,123 | $19,123 | $19,123 – $19,123 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial|awh case rate · inpatient | $20,105 | $20,105 | $20,105 – $20,105 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|navigate case rate · inpatient | $20,364 | $20,364 | $20,364 – $20,364 |
| 17 | Premera commercial|all other plans case rate · inpatient | $20,869 | $20,869 | $20,869 – $20,869 |
| 18 | Regence commercial|all plans case rate · inpatient | $21,177 | $21,177 | $21,177 – $21,177 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans case rate · inpatient | $21,436 | $21,436 | $21,436 – $21,436 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|cascade care case rate · inpatient | $21,436 | $21,436 | $21,436 – $21,436 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · inpatient | $23,653 | $23,653 | $23,653 – $23,653 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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