C-Section Cost in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

A cesarean delivery is a surgical birth in which the baby is delivered through incisions in the abdomen and uterus. The procedure produces a delivery rather than images or lab results. The hospital facility fee covers the operating room, nursing care, supplies, and the hospital stay, while physician and anesthesia services are billed separately. This page covers one billing code, 59510 Cesarean Delivery, across 11 hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area. All prices come from the price transparency files that CMS requires hospitals to publish, and the figures below reflect what those files list, including fields that were left empty.

Data last accessed by us: 2026-10-15 · Newest hospital file date among hospitals below: 2026-10-13

Data may be outdated

This hospital's pricing file has not been updated since 12/2/2025 (317 days ago). Prices may not reflect current charges. Contact the hospital directly for current pricing.

Incomplete rows: Some hospitals publish $0 / blank amounts for this procedure in their transparency file. Those cells show as N/A and are excluded from the cash range above.

Cesarean Delivery (HCPCS 59510)

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Hospital	Gross Charge	Cash Price	Low Insured	High Insured
HCA Aventura	N/A	N/A	$1,950	$9,710	Schedule →
HCA JFK	N/A	N/A	$1,950	$9,710	Schedule →
HCA JFK North	N/A	N/A	$1,495	$9,710	Schedule →
HCA Kendall	N/A	N/A	$1,950	$9,710	Schedule →
HCA Mercy	N/A	N/A	$1,950	$9,710	Schedule →
HCA Northwest	N/A	N/A	$1,950	$9,710	Schedule →
HCA Palms West	N/A	N/A	$1,950	$9,710	Schedule →
HCA University	N/A	N/A	$1,950	$9,710	Schedule →
HCA Westside	N/A	N/A	$1,950	$9,710	Schedule →
HCA Woodmont	N/A	N/A	$1,950	$9,710	Schedule →
Nicklaus Children's	N/A	N/A	$3,291.23	$3,670.98	Schedule →

What These Prices Mean

Missing gross and cash figures
A gross charge is a hospital's list price before any discounts, and a cash price is what a self-pay patient is quoted. On this page neither figure is available. All 11 price rows list the gross charge as $0 or blank, and 0 of 11 rows have a published cash price. Those entries are missing data, not real prices, so no cash-to-gross percentage can be given. What the files do show is an insured range at every hospital, from $1,495 to $9,710. People on a high-deductible plan who have not yet met the deductible usually pay the plan's negotiated rate, which is why the insured figures are the most relevant numbers on this page.

One code, one facility charge
Only one billing code appears here: 59510, Cesarean Delivery. The code describes the delivery procedure itself, so there are no separate codes on this page to compare against each other. At ten HCA Healthcare hospitals the insured range runs from $1,950 to $9,710, and at HCA Florida JFK North Hospital it starts at $1,495 and ends at $9,710. At Nicklaus Children's Hospital it runs from $3,291.23 to $3,670.98.

Why C-Section Prices Vary

Differences between systems
Because gross charges and cash prices are missing at all 11 hospitals, no gross or cash ranges, discount policies, or cash-to-gross percentages can be compared. The available variation is in insured rates. Ten of the hospitals belong to HCA Healthcare and report nearly identical ranges, mostly $1,950 to $9,710, with HCA Florida JFK North Hospital showing the lowest listed rate of $1,495. Nicklaus Children's Hospital, the one hospital from Nicklaus Children's Health System, lists a narrower range, from $3,291.23 to $3,670.98.

Plan-to-plan variation and other facilities
Outpatient centers and other facilities outside this dataset may price differently, so the figures here describe only these 11 hospitals. The insurer table for HCA Florida JFK Hospital lists 72 published rates for code 59510. The lowest is $1,950 from Molina, and the highest is $9,710 from AvMed, about 5x the lowest in that table. Several Health Sun Health Plan entries sit at $2,050, while AvMed plans cluster between $8,666 and $9,710. The same hospital and procedure can therefore carry very different rates depending on the plan.

Paying cash? Health insurance could lower your C-Section cost.

Published cash prices on this page range from N/A to N/A. The lowest insured rate in the price table is $1,495 (HCA Florida JFK North Hospital). Insured rates depend on the plan, and the lowest are often Medicaid, CHIP or Medicare Advantage plans, so they may not reflect what a commercial or marketplace plan pays. If you are uninsured, a marketplace health plan could reduce your out-of-pocket cost for this procedure.

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Compare Insurer Rates for C-Section in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

How much does each insurance company pay for c-section at Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach hospitals?

Insurer	Lowest Rate	At Hospital	Highest Rate	Hospitals
Freedom Health	$1,495	HCA Florida JFK North Hospital	$2,350	10
Molina Healthcare	$1,950	HCA Florida Aventura Hospital	$2,702	10
HealthSun Health Plans	$2,050	HCA Florida Aventura Hospital	$2,050	10
Simply Healthcare	$2,160	HCA Florida Aventura Hospital	$2,160	10
Optimum HealthCare	$2,350	HCA Florida Aventura Hospital	$2,350	9
Cigna	$3,291.23	Nicklaus Children's Hospital	$6,802	11
AvMed	$4,342	HCA Florida Aventura Hospital	$9,710	10

Rates shown are the lowest and highest negotiated rates each insurer has published across Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach hospitals for this procedure. Your actual cost depends on your plan's deductible, copay, and coinsurance.

What Insurers Actually Pay

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Published negotiated rates for Cesarean Delivery (HCPCS 59510) at HCA JFK, outpatient facility fee:

Cesarean Delivery (59510), HCA JFK Payer Rates

Insurance Payer	Plan Type	Negotiated Rate
Molina	MCR	$1,950
Health Sun Health Plan	MGMCR	$2,050
Health Sun Health Plan	MGMCR	$2,050
Health Sun Health Plan	MGMCR	$2,050
Health Sun Health Plan	MGMCR	$2,050
Simply Healthcare Plans	MGMCR	$2,160
Simply Healthcare Plans	MGMCR	$2,160
Simply Healthcare Plans	MGMCR	$2,160
Simply Healthcare Plans	MGMCR	$2,160
MMM of FL (Health Advantage Plan)	MCR	$2,250
Freedom Health	MGMCR	$2,350
Optimum	MGMCR	$2,350
Freedom Health	MGMCR	$2,350
Optimum	MGMCR	$2,350
Freedom Health	MGMCR	$2,350
Optimum	MGMCR	$2,350
Freedom Health	MGMCR	$2,350
Optimum	MGMCR	$2,350
AIDS Healthcare	MGMCR	$2,450
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Molina	HIX	$2,702
Medica HealthCare	MCR	$2,750
Medica HealthCare	MCR	$2,750
Medica HealthCare	MCR	$2,750
Medica HealthCare	MCR	$2,750
AvMed	HIX	$4,452
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
Cigna	HMO	$6,802
Cigna	PPO	$6,802
AvMed	Empower	$8,666
AvMed	Engage	$8,666
AvMed	Flex	$8,666
AvMed	Focus	$8,666
AvMed	Select	$8,666
AvMed	FullyInsured	$8,755
AvMed	ASOEO	$9,710

Key finding: At HCA Florida JFK Hospital, Molina's published rate for code 59510 is $1,950 while AvMed's highest is $9,710, about 5x the lowest in the table.

What to Do With These C-Section Prices

Name the delivery code first. This page lists CPT 59510 (Cesarean Delivery) at 11 hospitals. When you call a hospital's billing or patient-estimates office, quote that code and ask for its cash or self-pay price and an itemized estimate. Ask whether the quote covers the delivery only or also includes the hospital stay, and whether the stay is billed as inpatient or outpatient.

Use the insured range as a rough yardstick. The insured facility rates here run from $1,495 at HCA Florida JFK North Hospital to $9,710 at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital. Once you have a cash quote or a bill, you can place it next to that range and ask the hospital how it arrived at its number. Remember these are facility charges only.

Expect the facility fee to be only one piece. Check whether the surgeon, the anesthesia provider, and any separately billed supplies or follow-up visits appear as their own lines or their own bills. Each can come from a different practice than the hospital. Ask which of these a bundled or package price includes, and which it leaves out.

Missing figures are not free care. None of the 11 hospitals on this page has a published cash price, and every gross charge is blank or $0. That means the data is missing, not that the service costs nothing. A direct quote is the only way to get a cash figure for 59510.

Financial assistance and discounts. Nonprofit hospitals are required to publish a financial assistance policy, and the billing office can send it with an application. Some hospitals also offer prompt-pay or self-pay discounts; these vary by hospital and are not included in this data. If you are uninsured or not using insurance for scheduled care, you can ask the provider for a good faith estimate before the appointment.

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What Patients Ask About C-Section Costs

How much does a c-section cost without insurance in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?

The price transparency files do not give a self-pay figure for this area. None of the 11 hospitals on this page, including HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, HCA Florida JFK Hospital, and Nicklaus Children's Hospital, published a cash price for code 59510, so the cash range is missing data rather than a real price. Insured rates range from $1,495 to $9,710, but those apply to people with a plan. Anyone paying without insurance would need to contact a hospital's billing office for a quote. These figures cover only the facility charge, and professional fees from the surgeon, anesthesia team, and others are billed separately.

Why is the gross charge so much higher than the cash price?

On this page the comparison cannot be made. The gross charge is the hospital's undiscounted list price, and the cash price is the amount quoted to self-pay patients. For code 59510, all 11 rows list the gross charge as $0 or blank and 0 of 11 list a cash price. Missing entries are not real prices, so there is no cash-to-gross percentage to report. Gross charges are often much higher than what patients or insurers actually pay, but that pattern cannot be shown here. The only published figures are insured rates, which run from $1,495 to $9,710 across the hospitals.

Does insurance cover a c-section?

Whether a c-section is covered depends on the specific plan, so the plan's own documents or its member services line are the source for coverage details. Insured rates are published at all 11 hospitals, with ranges such as $1,950 to $9,710 at most HCA Florida hospitals and $3,291.23 to $3,670.98 at Nicklaus Children's Hospital. At HCA Florida JFK Hospital, 72 published rates for code 59510 show wide differences between insurers. If you have a high-deductible plan and have not met your deductible, you usually pay the plan's negotiated rate for the facility charge until the deductible is reached.

Are there additional fees beyond the c-section facility charge?

Yes. The facility charge on this page covers the hospital's side of the delivery. Several other bills commonly arrive separately, including the obstetrician or surgeon's professional fee, the anesthesiologist's fee, and charges for the newborn's care, which may be billed under the baby's own record. Lab work, pathology, and imaging done during the stay can also be billed apart from the facility fee. Medications, supplies, and any additional days in the hospital may appear on itemized statements as well. Requesting an itemized bill shows each of these charges and which provider issued it.

What does CPT code 59510 cover for a c-section in Fort Lauderdale?

59510 is the Cesarean Delivery code, the only billing code on this page. It covers 11 hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area. The listed prices are facility charges only. All 11 rows lack a gross charge and a cash price, and those blanks mean missing data, not free care.

How much does AvMed pay for a c-section in West Palm Beach and nearby hospitals?

AvMed's published rates for 59510 Cesarean Delivery run from $4,342 at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital to $9,710 at HCA Florida Westside Hospital, with a median of $8,666 across 10 hospitals. The highest is about 2x the lowest. These are facility charges only, and cash prices are not published.

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