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Cesarean section (uncomplicated) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

110 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC, 20010. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. MS-DRG 788.

$18,534
Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $18,534 — 18% above the Washington, DC metro median of $15,666. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
TricareTricare $9,414 negotiated rate
Unitedhealthcare Insurance CompanyOptum Va Community Care $9,414 negotiated rate
United Healthcare-OvationsUnited Secure $9,509 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Md Mco $11,544 median allowed amount
United HealthcareUnitedhealthcare Community Plan Of Maryland $15,166 median allowed amount
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst HMO Plans $15,840 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUHC Navigate/Core $18,160 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All HMO Products $18,907 negotiated rate
Aetna Us Healthcare IncAetna All HMO And PPO Plans $18,981 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteAll Kaiser Commercial $20,188 negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst PPO Plans $21,176 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Mid AtlanticAll Cigna HMO $26,094 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All PPO Products $27,320 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Midatlantic IncAll Cigna PPO $39,211 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Carefirst Advantage IncCarefirst Medicare Advantage $9,414 negotiated rate
Aetna MedicareAetna Medicare $9,697 negotiated rate
HumanaHumana Medicare Advantage $9,885 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Medicare Advantage $9,885 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 Washington Hospital Center?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center lists 14 commercial plan rates for Cesarean section (uncomplicated), from $9,414 (Tricare) to $39,211 (Cigna Healthcare Midatlantic Inc), with a median of $18,534. 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 Washington Hospital Center publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date April 1, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.