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HANK Price Transparency. (n.d.).
CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION (APR_DRG 540) by State .
PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital MRFs.
Retrieved October 14, 2026 , from http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/540/by-state?code_type=APR_DRG
“CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION (APR_DRG 540) by State.” HANK Price Transparency ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/540/by-state?code_type=APR_DRG. Accessed
October 14, 2026 .
“CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION (APR_DRG 540) by State,” HANK Price Transparency ,
accessed October 14, 2026 ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/540/by-state?code_type=APR_DRG.
Source: PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital
machine-readable files (45 CFR 180). See
methodology .
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APR-DRG · across United States
540 — Cesarean Section Without Sterilization
State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the
range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).
$11,162
National median
$7,505 – $16,870
IQR (p25 – p75)
81
hospitals filing
23
states
Walking in without insurance?
Cash / self-pay price
Cash median
$20,307
vs. negotiated
+81.9%
Hospitals reporting
25
Cash / self-pay rates apply when you don't run the bill through insurance.
Many hospitals also offer income-based discounts on top of the published
cash price — always ask about a financial-assistance application
before paying.
Median negotiated rate, by state
Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.
Median negotiated rate by state for 540 (APR_DRG), with interquartile range
State Median p25 p75
MA $20,218 $16,597 $25,555
CO $19,325 $19,325 $19,424
SD $18,199 $17,011 $19,817
IN $14,289 $10,598 $20,932
IA $14,191 $11,162 $18,769
NY $13,709 $9,442 $18,241
IL $11,306 $5,924 $14,292
MN $11,119 $6,469 $13,826
VA $9,751 $7,505 $12,308
WA $9,269 $6,750 $18,989
TN $9,000 $6,048 $14,205
HI $8,962 $7,597 $11,526
CA $8,775 $6,467 $9,092
NJ $8,529 $6,958 $8,529
PA $8,128 $5,535 $13,687
MI $6,731 $5,633 $10,053
OH $6,204 $5,091 $7,467
TX $5,874 $4,199 $11,418
SC $5,850 $5,804 $5,897
GA $5,565 $4,889 $6,229
WI $4,820 $4,644 $5,350
MO $4,342 $3,648 $4,915
FL $2,923 $2,287 $4,419