Skip to main content
PricedCare

Cesarean section hospital stay, no complications in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $7,674 to $95,699. Here's every hospital's price.

12 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 12 hospitals list a cash price for cesarean section hospital stay, no complications (MS-DRG 788). The lowest is $7,674 at Jefferson Lansdale Hospital, the median is $10,367 and the highest is $95,699 at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware. The most expensive hospital lists 12 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $10,367 is 13% below the national median of $11,922 across 255 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

22 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $2,106 to $55,505. 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. 29 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.

$7,674
lowest cash price in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital · 25 mi
$2,693 below the median
$10,367
median cash price
12 hospitals
12×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
12/51
hospitals with a cash price
29 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Lansdale · 25 mi · File Sep 2026

$7,674
2
Jefferson Abington Hospital

Abington · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$8,909
3
Lower Bucks Hospital

Bristol · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,051
4
Jefferson Health- Northeast

Philadelphia · 21 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,118
· lowest of 11 lines
5
Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia · 11 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,494
· lowest of 3 lines
6
Jefferson Stratford Hospital

Stratford · 17 mi · File Sep 2026

$10,367
· lowest of 6 lines
7
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$11,850
· lowest of 4 lines
8
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$13,354
9
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

East Norriton · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$13,354
10
St Mary Medical Center

Langhorne · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$13,448
· lowest of 2 lines
11
St Francis Hospital

Wilmington · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$14,070
· lowest of 2 lines
12
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware

Wilmington · 15 mi · File Mar 2026

$95,699
list $95,699 · lowest of 2 lines
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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD without a price for this procedure

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

Questions people ask