C-Section Cost in Nashville, TN

A cesarean delivery, billed under CPT code 59510, is a surgical birth in which a baby is delivered through an incision in the abdomen and uterus. The procedure produces a newborn and is followed by recovery care in the hospital. The hospital facility fee generally covers the operating room, nursing, supplies, and the inpatient room, while physician and anesthesia services are billed separately. This page covers one billing code, 59510 Cesarean Delivery, across 9 Nashville hospitals. All figures come from the price transparency files that CMS requires hospitals to publish, and some hospitals list gross or cash prices as $0 or blank, which is treated here as missing data.

Data last accessed by us: 2026-10-15 · Newest hospital file date among hospitals below: 7/10/2026

Data may be outdated

This hospital's pricing file has not been updated since 01/01/2026 (287 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
Nashville General	$2,591	$1,554.60	N/A	N/A	Schedule →
TriStar Centennial	N/A	N/A	$1,632	$4,421	Schedule →
TriStar Hendersonville	N/A	N/A	$1,510	$4,649	Schedule →
TriStar Horizon	N/A	N/A	$1,428	$4,649	Schedule →
TriStar NorthCrest	N/A	N/A	$825	$3,911	Schedule →
TriStar Skyline	N/A	N/A	$2,550	$4,421	Schedule →
TriStar Southern Hills	N/A	N/A	$1,405	$4,421	Schedule →
TriStar StoneCrest	N/A	N/A	$1,426	$4,649	Schedule →
TriStar Summit	N/A	N/A	$1,257	$4,421	Schedule →

What These Prices Mean

Three kinds of published numbers
The gross charge is the hospital's list price before any discount. Only one of the 9 hospitals, Metro Nashville General Hospital, published one for code 59510, at $2,591. Its cash price of $1,554.60 is 60% of that gross charge. Eight rows have no usable gross charge, and 8 of the 9 hospitals have no published cash price. Insured rates are the negotiated amounts a plan pays, and 8 of 9 hospitals list them, with TriStar Centennial Medical Center at $1,632 to $4,421, for example. People on a high-deductible plan who have not yet met the deductible usually pay the plan's negotiated rate rather than the gross charge.

One code, one bundle
This page covers a single billing code, 59510 Cesarean Delivery, so there are no code-to-code comparisons to make. The code describes the surgical delivery itself. Every figure on this page is a facility charge for that one code, and the rates vary by hospital and by insurer rather than by procedure type.

Why C-Section Prices Vary

Systems and published ranges
The 9 hospitals belong to 2 groups: 8 are part of HCA TriStar, and 1 is Metro Nashville General Hospital. The gross and cash picture rests on that single hospital, with a gross charge of $2,591 and a cash price of $1,554.60, or 60% of gross. None of the 9 hospitals publishes a cash price equal to its gross charge. The 8 TriStar hospitals show no gross or cash figures for 59510, only insured ranges. Those ranges run from $825 at TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center to $4,649 at TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center. Metro Nashville General Hospital lists no insured rate.

Other facilities and plan-to-plan spread
Outpatient centers and facilities outside this dataset may price differently. The payer table for Vanderbilt University Medical Center lists 78 published rates for 59510. They run from $100 for a BCBS plan to $10,001.68 for a Cigna plan. The highest is about 100x the lowest, so the plan matters as much as the hospital.

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

Published cash prices on this page range from $1,554.60 to $1,554.60. The lowest insured rate in the price table is $825 (TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center). 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 Nashville

How much does each insurance company pay for c-section at Nashville hospitals?

Insurer	Lowest Rate	At Hospital	Highest Rate	Hospitals
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee	$100	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	$4,649	12
Oscar Health	$302.95	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	$3,435	9
UnitedHealthcare	$363.77	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	$1,632	8
Cigna	$813.36	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	$6,165	4

Rates shown are the lowest and highest negotiated rates each insurer has published across Nashville 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 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, outpatient facility fee:

Cesarean Delivery (59510), Vanderbilt University Medical Center Payer Rates

Insurance Payer	Plan Type	Negotiated Rate
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$100
Humana	Military Government	$147
Oscar	Exchange	$302.95
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$363.77
UnitedHealthCare	Community Plan Medicaid Managed Care Plan	$767.57
Cigna	OAP All Commercial Plans	$813.36
BCBS	TennCare Select Medicaid Managed Care Plan	$1,308.34
Wellpoint	AmeriGroup Community Care Government	$1,950.41
Wellpoint	AmeriGroup Community Care Government	$1,950.41
Humana	Military Government	$1,991.07
Humana	Military Government	$2,211.51
Humana	Military Government	$2,211.51
UnitedHealthCare	Community Plan (SNP) Medicare Managed Care Plan	$2,322.09
Humana	Military Government	$2,342.44
Humana	Military Government	$2,342.44
UnitedHealthCare	Community Plan (SNP) Medicare Managed Care Plan	$2,459.56
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$2,850.14
Aetna	Better Health KY Medicaid Managed Care Plan	$2,874.96
Wellpoint	AmeriGroup Community Care Government	$2,910.85
Cigna	IFP Connect Exchange	$3,602.91
Cigna	IFP Connect Exchange	$3,674.97
Cigna	OAP All Commercial Plans	$3,674.97
Ambetter	Exchange	$3,899.48
Ambetter	Exchange	$4,202.78
Cigna	IFP Connect Exchange	$4,323.49
Cigna	IFP Connect Exchange	$4,409.96
Oscar	Exchange	$4,433.90
Ambetter	Exchange	$4,679.38
Oscar	Exchange	$4,780.69
Oscar	Exchange	$4,780.69
Oscar	Exchange	$4,892.49
Oscar	Exchange	$4,892.49
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$5,373.11
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$5,864.25
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$5,877.34
UnitedHealthCare	Limited Network Other Commercial Plan	$5,877.34
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$6,090.11
UnitedHealthCare	Limited Network Other Commercial Plan	$6,090.11
UnitedHealthCare	Limited Network Other Commercial Plan	$6,090.11
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$6,151.31
BCBS	Network S - Blue Select Other Commercial Plan	$6,151.31
BCBS	Network S - Blue Select Other Commercial Plan	$6,151.31
Aetna	Commercial/TN Preferred All Commercial Plans	$6,195.85
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$6,247.81
BCBS	Network S - Blue Select Other Commercial Plan	$6,247.81
BCBS	Network S - Blue Select Other Commercial Plan	$6,247.81
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$6,336.04
BCBS	Network S - Blue Select Other Commercial Plan	$6,464.91
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$6,585.82
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$6,766.79
UnitedHealthCare	Limited Network Other Commercial Plan	$6,766.79
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$6,766.79
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$6,802.63
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$6,802.63
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$6,899.12
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$6,899.12
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$7,140.35
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$7,140.35
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$7,221.50
Cigna	Local Plus Other Commercial Plan	$7,470.03
Cigna	Local Plus Other Commercial Plan	$7,614.15
Cigna	OAP All Commercial Plans	$7,807
Cigna	OAP All Commercial Plans	$7,974.44
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$7,996.70
BCBS	Network S - Blue Select Other Commercial Plan	$7,996.70
Aetna	Commercial/TN Preferred All Commercial Plans	$8,027.54
UnitedHealthCare	All Commercial Plans	$8,120.15
BCBS	Network S - Blue Select Other Commercial Plan	$8,122.15
Cigna	OAP All Commercial Plans	$8,142.58
BCBS	Network S - Blue Select Other Commercial Plan	$8,404.38
Cigna	OAP All Commercial Plans	$8,646.98
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$8,843.42
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$8,968.86
Cigna	Local Plus Other Commercial Plan	$9,136.98
BCBS	Network P - Blue Preferred Other Commercial Plan	$9,282.46
Cigna	OAP All Commercial Plans	$9,569.33
Cigna	OAP All Commercial Plans	$9,771.10
Cigna	Local Plus Other Commercial Plan	$10,001.68

Key finding: At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, published rates for code 59510 run from $100 for a BCBS plan to $10,001.68 for a Cigna plan, about 100x apart.

What to Do With These C-Section Prices

Lead with CPT 59510. When you call a hospital, quote 59510 Cesarean Delivery and ask for its cash or self-pay price plus an itemized estimate. Ask whether the quote is for an inpatient stay or outpatient, and what it includes and excludes. Some hospitals offer a bundled price that covers several services; others quote only the facility charge.

Put any quote next to the real figures here. Only Metro Nashville General Hospital publishes a cash price on this page: $1,554.60, against a gross charge of $2,591. Insured rates at the TriStar hospitals run from $825 at TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center to $4,649 at TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center. These are facility charges, so a quote that looks low or high may simply cover different things.

Expect more than one bill. The hospital's facility fee is one piece. Check whether these arrive separately:

The surgeon or obstetrician's professional fee
The anesthesia provider
Supplies or implants, if billed on their own
Newborn care and any follow-up visits

Ask each provider for its own estimate, and ask the hospital which of them bill outside its price.

Blank does not mean free. Eight of the nine hospitals show no published cash price and no gross charge, which means the data is missing, not that the service costs nothing. Ask those hospitals directly for a figure.

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.

General information about using published prices, not medical, legal or financial advice. Confirm your own cost with the hospital and your insurer. Our methodology · Medical Disclaimer

What Patients Ask About C-Section Costs

How much does a c-section cost without insurance in Nashville?

Only one of the 9 Nashville hospitals on this page published a cash price for a c-section (59510). Metro Nashville General Hospital lists $1,554.60, so the cash range on this page is a single figure of $1,554.60. The other 8 hospitals, all in the HCA TriStar system, show no published cash price, which is missing data rather than a real price. This is a facility charge only. Surgeon, anesthesia, and other professional fees are billed separately, so a self-pay total can be higher than the figure listed here.

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

The gross charge is a list price that few payers or patients actually pay. At Metro Nashville General Hospital, the gross charge for code 59510 is $2,591, while the cash price is $1,554.60, or 60% of gross. That is the only hospital on this page with both figures. The other 8 hospitals published their gross charge as $0 or blank, which is missing data and not a real price. Gross charges are set by each hospital and are not a measure of what care costs in practice.

Does insurance cover a c-section?

Whether a plan covers a c-section depends on the specific plan, so the plan's own documents are the place to check. Among the hospitals on this page, 8 of 9 publish insured rates for code 59510. Examples include $825 to $3,911 at TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center and $1,510 to $4,649 at TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 78 published rates run from $100 to $10,001.68. If you have a high-deductible plan and have not met your deductible, you usually pay the plan's negotiated rate until it is met.

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

Yes. The hospital facility charge is only one part of the total. Surgeons and obstetricians typically send a separate professional bill. Anesthesiologists usually bill on their own, and pathology or laboratory work may be billed separately. Newborn care is commonly billed under the baby's own account, and the hospital stay, medications, and any supplies may be itemized or billed on separate statements. Ask each provider for an itemized bill to see which charges are included in each statement.

What is the cash price for a c-section at Metro Nashville General Hospital?

Metro Nashville General Hospital publishes a cash price of $1,554.60 for CPT 59510 Cesarean Delivery, against a gross charge of $2,591. That cash figure is 60% of gross. It is a facility charge only, so professional fees are not included. It is the only published cash price among the 9 hospitals on this page.

What is the lowest and highest insured c-section rate in Nashville?

Among the 9 Nashville hospitals on this page, the lowest insured rate for CPT 59510 is $825 at TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center. The highest is $4,649 at TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center. Both are facility charges only and do not include physician or anesthesia fees, which are billed separately.

Do TriStar hospitals in Nashville publish cash prices for c-sections?

No. None of the 8 HCA TriStar hospitals on this page has a published cash price or gross charge for CPT 59510. Those fields appear as $0 or blank in the data, which means the information is missing, not that the service is free. Eight of the 9 rows have no gross charge.

How much does TriStar Centennial Medical Center charge for a c-section with insurance?

TriStar Centennial Medical Center lists insured rates for CPT 59510 Cesarean Delivery from $1,632 to $4,421. These are facility charges only. Its cash price and gross charge are not published, shown as $0 or blank in the data, which means missing, not free. The rate that applies depends on the specific insurer and plan.

What do Vanderbilt University Medical Center insurer rates look like for CPT 59510?

The payer table lists 78 published rates for CPT 59510 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Examples run from $100 for a BCBS plan to $10,001.68 for a Cigna Local Plus plan. The highest rate is about 100x the lowest. UnitedHealthCare All Commercial Plans is listed at $363.77. Rates vary widely by insurer and plan.

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