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Cesarean Section without Sterilization (with MCC)

California rates for MS-DRG 786

Cesarean Section without Sterilization with MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cesarean Section without Sterilization (with MCC) cost?

$39,811

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39,811 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15,136 to $47,863.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39,811 · 10th to 90th $10,471 to $51,286
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $39,811

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$54,954.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$47,863.01
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$41,686.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$58,884.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$14,454.40
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$56,234.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$66,069.34
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$42,657.95

Where California sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Montana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 2nd of 51

$39,811

MT $66,069MD $5,754

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.