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Cesarean section hospital stay, no complications in Los Angeles, CA costs $9,223 to $10,178. Here's every hospital's price.

9 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 9 hospitals list a cash price for cesarean section hospital stay, no complications (MS-DRG 788). The lowest is $9,223 at San Dimas Community Hospital, the median is $9,537 and the highest is $10,178 at Centinela Hospital Medical Center.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $9,537 is 20% below the national median of $11,922 across 255 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

43 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $250 to $107,347. 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 November 2025 and September 2026. 57 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.

$9,223
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
San Dimas Community Hospital · 20 mi
$314 below the median
$9,537
median cash price
9 hospitals
1.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
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hospitals with a cash price
57 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
San Dimas Community Hospital

San Dimas · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,223
2
Encino Hospital Medical Center

Encino · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,316
3
Sherman Oaks Hospital

Sherman Oaks · 16 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,316
4
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,429
5
Huntington Beach Hospital

Huntington Beach · 30 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,537
6
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital

La Palma · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,570
7
Saint Francis Medical Center

Lynwood · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,827
8
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,982
9
Centinela Hospital Medical Center

Inglewood · 15 mi · File Sep 2026

$10,178
10
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

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11
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro

San Pedro · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

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12
Community Hospital of Huntington Park

Huntington Park · 9 mi · File Feb 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 Los Angeles, CA 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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