How much does cesarean section w/o sterilization, w/o CC/MCC cost in Texas?
CPT 788 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
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788 Cesarean section w/o sterilization, w/o CC/MCC
⚠ bare numeric assumed MS-DRG; verify
Ask to pay
$9,934
This is the local cash / self-pay price — usually the best rate you can ask for.
Typical
$9,571
Ask $9,934
$3,866 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $60,494
What Medicare paysⓘ
no data
Typical price near you
$9,571
Cash / self-pay price
$9,934
Prices near you — 70 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $3,866negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $3,866negotiated | — | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $3,866negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $3,866negotiated | — | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Alamo Heights (San Antonio) | Hospital | $5,599negotiated | — | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $5,599negotiated | — | — |
| CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler | Hospital | $5,638negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline | Hospital | $5,807negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – South | Hospital | $5,807negotiated | — | — |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $6,000negotiated | — | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $6,000negotiated | — | — |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $6,334cash | — | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $6,977negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $7,445negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $7,963negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $8,297negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $8,333negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $8,337negotiated | — | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $8,487negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $8,488negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $8,488negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $8,488negotiated | — | — |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $8,495negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $8,682negotiated | — | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $8,706negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $8,794negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $8,877negotiated | — | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $8,953negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $9,001negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $9,051negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $9,131negotiated | — | — |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $9,407negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $9,464negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $9,494negotiated | — | — |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $9,514negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $9,628negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $9,865negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $9,920negotiated | — | — |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $9,933negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $9,934cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $9,937negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $9,973negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $10,017negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $10,175negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $10,237negotiated | — | — |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $10,271negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $10,274negotiated | — | — |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $10,461negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $10,555negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $10,748negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $10,752negotiated | — | — |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $10,766negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $10,832negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $10,861negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $10,897negotiated | — | — |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $10,975negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $11,509negotiated | — | — |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $11,604negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $11,745negotiated | — | — |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $11,746negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $12,106negotiated | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $12,126negotiated | — | — |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $12,783cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $12,861negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $13,106negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $14,085negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $14,665negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman gross charge | Hospital | $14,838negotiated | — | — |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $30,516negotiated | — | — |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) gross charge | Hospital | $60,494negotiated | — | ★★★★★ |
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. 8 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- No Medicare benchmark on file for 788 (Cesarean section w/o sterilization, w/o CC/MCC) — I can't anchor to Medicare here. Please send your pricing methodology for this code.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 788 is $9,934.29, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $8,336.35–$10,838.88. 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 788 cost in Texas?
For cesarean section w/o sterilization, w/o CC/MCC (CPT 788) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $9,571, with hospitals ranging from $8,336 to $10,839 across 70 facilities. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does cesarean section w/o sterilization, w/o CC/MCC cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for cesarean section w/o sterilization, w/o CC/MCC (CPT 788) in Texas is around $9,571, with hospital prices ranging from $8,336 to $10,839 across 70 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
Can I negotiate the price of cesarean section w/o sterilization, w/o CC/MCC?
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.