How much does cesarean delivery (global care) cost in California?
CPT 59510 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
59510 Cesarean delivery (global care)
Ask to pay
$998
This is the local cash / self-pay price — usually the best rate you can ask for.
Typical
$5,488
Medicare $2,617
Ask $998
$759 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $39,140
What Medicare paysⓘ
$2,617
Typical price near you
$5,488
Cash / self-pay price
$998
Prices near you — 56 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) lowest | Hospital | $759cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $759cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $759cash | 0.3× | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $759cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $1,237cash | 0.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $1,335cash | 0.5× | — |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $2,061negotiated | 0.8× | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $2,359negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $2,359negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $2,454negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $2,594negotiated | 1.0× | — |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $2,660negotiated | 1.0× | — |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $2,699negotiated | 1.0× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $2,734negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $2,749negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $2,927negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $2,967negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) | Hospital | $2,993negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $3,174negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $3,174negotiated | 1.2× | — |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $3,444negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $4,688negotiated | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $4,751negotiated | 1.8× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $4,768negotiated | 1.8× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $4,776negotiated | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $5,279negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $5,334cash | 2.0× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $5,643cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) | Hospital | $5,892negotiated | 2.3× | — |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $6,083negotiated | 2.3× | — |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $6,324negotiated | 2.4× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $6,451negotiated | 2.5× | — |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $6,760negotiated | 2.6× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) | Hospital | $7,083negotiated | 2.7× | — |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $7,143negotiated | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $7,367negotiated | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Palo Alto) | Hospital | $7,425negotiated | 2.8× | — |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $8,208negotiated | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $8,476negotiated | 3.2× | — |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $8,579negotiated | 3.3× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $8,804negotiated | 3.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $9,773negotiated | 3.7× | — |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $9,918negotiated | 3.8× | — |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $10,418negotiated | 4.0× | — |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $10,471negotiated | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $10,925negotiated | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $11,001negotiated | 4.2× | — |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $11,893negotiated | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $12,403negotiated | 4.7× | — |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $14,970negotiated | 5.7× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $14,970negotiated | 5.7× | — |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $14,970negotiated | 5.7× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $14,970negotiated | 5.7× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $14,970negotiated | 5.7× | — |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) gross charge | Hospital | $26,085negotiated | 10.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) gross charge | Hospital | $39,140negotiated | 15.0× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 2 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 59510 (Cesarean delivery (global care)), Medicare's benchmark rate is $2,616.51. A fair self-pay target for this line is $998.03. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 59510 is $998.03, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $2,738.18–$9,881.95. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 59510 cost in California?
For cesarean delivery (global care) (CPT 59510) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $5,488, with hospitals ranging from $2,738 to $9,882 across 56 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $2,617, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does cesarean delivery (global care) cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for cesarean delivery (global care) (CPT 59510) in California is around $5,488, with hospital prices ranging from $2,738 to $9,882 across 56 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 59510?
Medicare pays about $2,617 for cesarean delivery (global care) (CPT 59510). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of cesarean delivery (global care)?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.