Cesarean section (uncomplicated) at MedStar Georgetown Hospital

3800 Reservoir Rd. NorthWest Washington, DC, 20007. 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.

$18,486

Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $18,486 — 18% above the Washington, DC metro median of $15,666. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / plan	Facility rate	Rate type
TricareTricare	$9,012	negotiated rate
Unitedhealthcare Insurance CompanyOptum Va Community Care	$9,012	negotiated rate
United Healthcare-OvationsUnited Secure	$9,103	negotiated rate
United HealthcareUHC Navigate/Core	$16,404	negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All HMO & Mamsi Products	$17,182	negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst HMO Plans	$17,991	negotiated rate
Aetna Us Healthcare IncAetna All HMO And PPO Plans	$18,981	negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All PPO Products	$19,950	negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnitedhealthcare Community Plan Of Maryland	$20,108	median allowed amount
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst PPO Plans	$22,168	negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Mid AtlanticAll Cigna HMO	$27,414	negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Mid AtlanticAll Cigna PPO	$40,498	negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / plan	Facility rate	Rate type
Carefirst Advantage IncCarefirst Medicare Advantage	$9,012	negotiated rate
Aetna MedicareAetna Medicare	$9,283	negotiated rate
HumanaHumana Medicare Advantage	$9,463	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 MedStar Georgetown Hospital?

MedStar Georgetown Hospital lists 12 commercial plan rates for Cesarean section (uncomplicated), from $9,012 (Tricare) to $40,498 (Cigna Healthcare Mid Atlantic), with a median of $18,486. 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 MedStar Georgetown 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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