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HANK Price Transparency. (n.d.).
CESAREAN BIRTH CLASS (HCPCS S9438) by State .
PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital MRFs.
Retrieved June 28, 2026 , from http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/S9438/by-state?code_type=HCPCS
“CESAREAN BIRTH CLASS (HCPCS S9438) by State.” HANK Price Transparency ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/S9438/by-state?code_type=HCPCS. Accessed
June 28, 2026 .
“CESAREAN BIRTH CLASS (HCPCS S9438) by State,” HANK Price Transparency ,
accessed June 28, 2026 ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/S9438/by-state?code_type=HCPCS.
Source: PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital
machine-readable files (45 CFR 180). See
methodology .
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HCPCS · across United States
S9438 — Cesarean Birth Class
State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the
range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).
$75
National median
$47 – $85
IQR (p25 – p75)
162
hospitals filing
30
states
Walking in without insurance?
Cash / self-pay price
Cash median
$21
vs. negotiated
-72.0%
Hospitals reporting
18
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 S9438 (HCPCS), with interquartile range
State Median p25 p75
AK $389 $343 $435
IA $190 $75 $210
CA $187 $187 $187
OR $184 $184 $184
RI $164 $119 $164
SD $140 $140 $140
CT $136 $136 $136
NV $131 $131 $131
NE $105 $105 $146
VA $96 $93 $99
WV $95 $95 $95
WI $93 $30 $144
TN $86 $86 $86
KY $79 $79 $79
IL $77 $75 $98
PA $77 $60 $163
ME $76 $76 $76
IN $75 $75 $75
LA $75 $75 $75
MA $75 $75 $75
TX $75 $75 $75
WA $75 $75 $75
OK $67 $59 $75
OH $61 $45 $112
AZ $57 $31 $57
CO $55 $55 $55
FL $47 $46 $49
SC $35 $34 $75
MI $24 $24 $24
NY $16 $5 $124