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Cesarean section (uncomplicated) at Inova Fairfax Hospital

3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042-3307. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. MS-DRG 788.

$10,441
Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $10,441 — 33% below the Washington, DC metro median of $15,666. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AnthemExchange HMO $7,631 negotiated rate
CignaExchange $7,726 negotiated rate
AetnaFannie-Mae $8,633 negotiated rate
AnthemHMO (+1 same-rate plans) $9,662 negotiated rate
AetnaHMO (+1 same-rate plans) $10,097 negotiated rate
CignaHMO (+1 same-rate plans) $10,441 negotiated rate
Sentara HealthExchange $11,647 negotiated rate
Sentara HealthHMO (+1 same-rate plans) $15,323 negotiated rate
CarefirstHMO $17,329 negotiated rate
KaiserHMO $19,498 median allowed amount
CarefirstPPO $20,814 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AetnaMedicare Advantage $9,426 negotiated rate
AnthemMedicare Advantage $9,426 negotiated rate
Sentara HealthMedicare Advantage $9,615 negotiated rate
CignaMedicare Advantage $9,803 negotiated rate
KaiserMedicare Advantage $9,803 negotiated rate
HumanaMedicare Advantage $10,369 negotiated rate
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

What do insurance plans pay for cesarean section (uncomplicated) at Inova Fairfax Hospital?

Inova Fairfax Hospital lists 11 commercial plan rates for Cesarean section (uncomplicated), from $7,631 (Anthem) to $20,814 (Carefirst), with a median of $10,441. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $15,666.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Inova Fairfax Hospital publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date April 1, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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