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Cesarean section (uncomplicated) at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

2300 Opitz Boulevard, Woodbridge, VA 22191|12825 Minnieville Road, Lake Ridge, VA 22192. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 19, 2026. MS-DRG 788.

$12,490
Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $12,490 — 20% above the Washington, DC metro median of $10,441. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
CignaConnect Exchange $10,056 negotiated rate
CignaPPO/POS $10,930 negotiated rate
CarefirstHMO $11,917 negotiated rate
CarefirstPPO $12,490 negotiated rate
Sentara Health PlanExchange (+1 same-rate plans) $13,916 negotiated rate
Sentara Health PlanPPO $14,431 negotiated rate
UnitedhealthcareAll Commercial Plans $15,499 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AetnaMedicare Managed Care Plan $8,687 negotiated rate
Sentara Health PlanMedicare Managed Care Plan $8,687 negotiated rate
HumanaMedicare Managed Care Plan $8,772 negotiated rate
UnitedhealthcareDsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $8,942 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 Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center?

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center lists 7 commercial plan rates for Cesarean section (uncomplicated), from $10,056 (Cigna) to $15,499 (Unitedhealthcare), with a median of $12,490. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $10,441.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center 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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