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Cesarean section hospital stay, no complications in Dallas, TX costs $8,930 to $16,557. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area publish a cash price for cesarean section hospital stay, no complications (MS-DRG 788). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for cesarean section hospital stay, no complications (MS-DRG 788). The lowest is $8,930 at Dallas Medical Center, the median is $13,490 and the highest is $16,557 at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.

The Dallas, TX median of $13,490 is 17% above the national median of $11,538 across 111 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

45 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1,137 to $87,312. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between March 2026 and September 2026. 43 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$8,930
lowest cash price in Dallas, TX
Dallas Medical Center · 7 mi
$4,560 below the median
$13,490
median cash price
10 hospitals
1.9×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/88
hospitals with a cash price
43 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Dallas Medical Center

Dallas · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$8,930
2
Dallas Regional Medical Center

Mesquite · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$10,742
3
Parkland Health & Hospital System

Dallas · 8 mi · File May 2026

$12,783
list $31,957
4
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center

Midlothian · 26 mi · File Mar 2026

$13,123
list $26,245 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Methodist Richardson Medical Center

Richardson · 20 mi · File Mar 2026

$13,490
list $26,980 · lowest of 4 lines
6
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

Mansfield · 21 mi · File Mar 2026

$14,099
list $28,197 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Methodist Southlake Medical Center

Southlake · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$14,630
list $29,260 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Methodist Celina Medical Center

Celina · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$14,630
list $29,260 · lowest of 3 lines
9
Methodist Charlton Medical Center

Dallas · 15 mi · File Mar 2026

$16,487
list $32,974 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Dallas · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$16,557
list $33,114 · lowest of 6 lines
11
Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas · 12 mi · File Jun 2026

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12
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital

Arlington · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 788. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for MS-DRG 788, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About cesarean section hospital stay, no complications

MS-DRG 788 is the hospital stay for an uncomplicated cesarean birth: operating room, nursing, the mother's room for two to four nights, supplies and medications. About a third of US births are cesarean, and this DRG covers the uncomplicated ones.

What the price covers, and what it does not

The mother's stay only. Not included: the obstetrician (global package 59510), the anesthesiologist, the assistant surgeon, the newborn's own stay and pediatric care (billed to the baby), and laboratory tests. Plan for several separate bills if paying cash, and ask for each in advance.

Why prices vary

Cesarean stays vary two to four times between hospitals in the same area, and the gap between a cesarean and a vaginal delivery at the same hospital is usually 50 to 100 percent. Many hospitals offer a fixed self-pay maternity package that includes a cesarean if needed; it is often the best protection against surprise costs.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for DRG 788, and what is the newborn's stay?
  • Is there a self-pay package that covers both vaginal and cesarean birth?
  • What do anesthesia and the assistant surgeon cost?

Hospitals in Dallas, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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