C-Section (with major complications)
A cesarean birth, without tubal ligation, for a mother with serious health complications. The stay covers the surgery, close monitoring of mother and baby, and recovery.
National avg charge
$46,786
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,952
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
476
have published MRF data
Compare C-Section cost by state
33 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.
AL Alabama
12 hospitals avg $25,067
Compare hospitals → AZ Arizona
5 hospitals avg $63,694
Compare hospitals → AR Arkansas
5 hospitals avg $34,653
Compare hospitals → CA California
30 hospitals avg $67,888
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
13 hospitals avg $41,738
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
8 hospitals avg $59,087
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
22 hospitals avg $45,154
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
10 hospitals avg $46,805
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
15 hospitals avg $51,401
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
26 hospitals avg $29,927
Compare hospitals → IA Iowa
26 hospitals avg $24,694
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
9 hospitals avg $34,892
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
18 hospitals avg $31,503
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
22 hospitals avg $159,023
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
12 hospitals avg $45,438
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
22 hospitals avg $29,091
Compare hospitals → MN Minnesota
11 hospitals avg $29,704
Compare hospitals → MS Mississippi
10 hospitals avg $41,427
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
10 hospitals avg $18,511
Compare hospitals → NE Nebraska
5 hospitals avg $33,020
Compare hospitals → NY New York
24 hospitals avg $32,414
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
22 hospitals avg $39,696
Compare hospitals → OH Ohio
5 hospitals avg $35,817
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
10 hospitals avg $40,096
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
16 hospitals avg $92,994
Compare hospitals → SC South Carolina
5 hospitals avg $35,720
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
6 hospitals avg $27,274
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
15 hospitals avg $49,104
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
24 hospitals avg $38,230
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
10 hospitals avg $52,145
Compare hospitals → WA Washington
5 hospitals avg $42,451
Compare hospitals → WI Wisconsin
7 hospitals avg $26,978
Compare hospitals → WY Wyoming
5 hospitals avg $30,947
Compare hospitals → What is c-section?
A cesarean birth, without tubal ligation, for a mother with serious health complications. The stay covers the surgery, close monitoring of mother and baby, and recovery.
C-Section is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 786 (with major complications), classified within the Maternity diagnostic category. Hospitals publish gross charges per DRG under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, but actual cost depends on insurance: insurers negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed rates, and uninsured patients can often qualify for cash-pay discounts. Use the gross charge as a benchmark when comparing hospitals; a facility that lists a procedure at twice the price of another tends to charge higher rates across the board.
Data current as of 2026-07-19.
Lowest published prices for C-Section nationally
Top 100 by published price · 558 hospitals have published prices for this procedure. Check "Compare" on 2–3 hospitals to see them side by side.
| Compare | Hospital | State | CMS stars | Gross charge | Cash price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO | MO | $5,754 | $4,603 | ||
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $5,923 | $4,739 | ||
| South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS | MS | $6,940 | $2,915 | ||
| Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL | AL | $8,744 | $8,744 | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $9,107 | — | ||
| Pomerene Hospital Millersburg, OH | OH | $9,877 | $7,901 | ||
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA | LA | $9,936 | $7,452 | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $10,316 | $4,126 | ||
| Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC | NC | $10,326 | — | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $10,500 | $5,250 | ||
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $10,897 | $5,994 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $10,897 | $8,718 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $10,897 | $7,628 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $10,897 | $7,628 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $10,897 | $10,897 | ||
| Bayou Bend Hospital Franklin, LA | LA | — | $11,166 | $7,816 | |
| Myrtue Medical Center Harlan, IA | IA | $12,028 | $6,976 | ||
| D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital Brewton, AL | AL | $12,387 | $7,432 | ||
| Atmore Community Hospital Atmore, AL | AL | $12,387 | $7,432 | ||
| Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center Mccomb, MS | MS | $12,504 | $7,503 | ||
| Lawrence County Hospital Monticello, MS | MS | — | $12,504 | $7,503 | |
| Newman Regional Health (Critical Access) Emporia, KS | KS | $13,164 | $10,531 | ||
| Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO | CO | $14,051 | $10,538 | ||
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette, MI | MI | $14,065 | $8,439 | ||
| Up Health System Portage Hancock, MI | MI | $14,065 | $8,439 | ||
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming, MI | MI | — | $14,065 | $8,439 | |
| Daviess Community Hospital (Acute Care) Washington, IN | IN | $14,169 | $9,919 | ||
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY | NY | $14,364 | $9,336 | ||
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton, NC | NC | $14,847 | $10,393 | ||
| Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL | IL | $15,575 | $9,345 | ||
| Memorial Hospital Belleville Belleville, IL | IL | $15,575 | $9,345 | ||
| Memorial Hospital (Carthage) Carthage, IL | IL | $15,575 | $9,345 | ||
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO | MO | $15,575 | $9,345 | ||
| Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital Creve Coeur, MO | MO | $15,575 | $9,345 | ||
| Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Saint Peters, MO | MO | $15,575 | $9,345 | ||
| Progress West Hospital Ofallon, MO | MO | $15,575 | $9,345 | ||
| Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO | MO | $15,575 | $9,345 | ||
| Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR | AR | $16,162 | $11,313 | ||
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO | MO | $16,325 | $8,978 | ||
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO | MO | $16,325 | $8,978 | ||
| Glendive Medical Center Glendive, MT | MT | $16,412 | — | ||
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro, MS | MS | $16,545 | $16,545 | ||
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL | AL | — | $16,933 | $16,933 | |
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $17,052 | $5,116 | ||
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings, NE | NE | $17,176 | $15,458 | ||
| Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY | NY | $17,436 | $17,436 | ||
| South Sunflower County Hospital Indianola, MS | MS | $17,502 | — | ||
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $17,537 | $13,153 | ||
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $17,618 | $10,571 | |
| George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS | MS | $17,942 | $11,663 | ||
| Mount Graham Regional Medical Center Safford, AZ | AZ | — | $18,187 | — | |
| Chippewa County Hospital Montevideo, MN | MN | — | $18,366 | $11,938 | |
| Lake Regional Hospital Osage Beach, MO | MO | $18,609 | $7,071 | ||
| Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello Montebello, CA | CA | $18,797 | — | ||
| William Newton Hospital Winfield, KS | KS | $18,906 | $18,906 | ||
| Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care) Oceanside, CA | CA | $19,064 | $11,438 | ||
| Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH | OH | $19,168 | $12,214 | ||
| Prairie Lakes Hospital Watertown, SD | SD | $19,201 | — | ||
| Adams Memorial Hospital Decatur, IN | IN | — | $19,238 | $19,238 | |
| Castleview Hospital Price, UT | UT | $19,490 | $10,720 | ||
| Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System Bessemer, AL | AL | $19,765 | $4,941 | ||
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL | IL | — | $19,807 | $12,875 | |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA | IA | $19,807 | $12,875 | ||
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA | IA | $19,807 | $12,875 | ||
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care) Mason City, IA | IA | $19,807 | $12,875 | ||
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA | IA | $19,807 | $12,875 | ||
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care) Dubuque, IA | IA | $19,807 | $12,875 | ||
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA | IA | $19,807 | $12,875 | ||
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center Sioux City, IA | IA | $19,807 | $12,875 | ||
| Hancock County Health System Britt, IA | IA | — | $19,807 | $12,875 | |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton, IA | IA | — | $19,807 | $12,875 | |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt, IA | IA | — | $19,807 | $12,875 | |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA | IA | — | $19,807 | $12,875 | |
| MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA | IA | — | $19,807 | $12,875 | |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA | IA | — | $19,807 | $12,875 | |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA | IA | — | $19,807 | $12,875 | |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA | IA | — | $19,807 | $12,875 | |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls, IA | IA | — | $19,807 | $12,875 | |
| Oakbend Medical Center Richmond, TX | TX | $20,036 | $4,007 | ||
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA | CA | $20,039 | $9,500 | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA | GA | $20,824 | — | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA | GA | $20,824 | — | ||
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa, ID | ID | $20,995 | $13,647 | ||
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care) Murray, KY | KY | $21,369 | $13,890 | ||
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY | NY | $21,489 | $5,802 | ||
| Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY | NY | $21,489 | $5,802 | ||
| O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY | NY | — | $21,489 | $5,802 | |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY | NY | $21,489 | $5,802 | ||
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY | NY | $21,489 | $5,802 | ||
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC | NC | $21,826 | $5,893 | ||
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC | NC | $21,826 | $5,893 | ||
| Mahaska Health Oskaloosa, IA | IA | $22,022 | $18,719 | ||
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL | IL | $22,598 | $22,598 | ||
| Iberia Medical Center (Acute Care) New Iberia, LA | LA | $22,754 | $13,653 | ||
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA | GA | $22,845 | $15,535 | ||
| St. Tammany Parish Hospital Covington, LA | LA | $22,942 | $9,177 | ||
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA | MA | $23,139 | $11,570 | ||
| Woodlawn Hospital Rochester, IN | IN | $23,169 | $17,377 | ||
| United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls, TX | TX | $23,199 | $22,039 | ||
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario Ontario, OR | OR | $23,368 | $15,189 |