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Cesarean Section without Sterilization without Complications

California rates for MS-DRG 788

Cesarean Section without Sterilization without CC/MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cesarean Section without Sterilization without Complications cost?

$22,909

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22,909 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14,791 to $28,840.

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 $22,909 · 10th to 90th $10,471 to $32,359
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $22,909

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
$11,481.54
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$35,481.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$34,673.69
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$25,703.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$34,673.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32,359.37
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$32,359.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$37,153.52
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$30,199.52

Where California sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Montana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $22,909 · 2nd of 51
MT $75,858MD $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.