# Uterus or ovary surgery, non-cancer (hospital stay): what Centene pays, by state

The whole hospital stay for non-cancer surgery on the uterus or ovaries, such as a hysterectomy.

- Insurer: Centene (Ambetter, Health Net, Fidelis, QualChoice)
- Billing code: 743 (Hospital stays (inpatient))
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, hospital stay, facility fee
- Prices as of: 2026-08-31
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest | Medicare pays | Median vs Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 | $11,212.74 | $11,868.38 | $12,524.01 | $16,042.58 | $19,561.14 |  |  |
| Arizona | 2 | $16,485.58 | $17,033.56 | $17,581.54 | $18,129.52 | $18,677.50 |  |  |
| Arkansas | 22 | $9,743.92 | $11,205.51 | $13,881.39 | $13,881.39 | $18,084.86 |  |  |
| California | 1 | $15,973.29 | $15,973.29 | $15,973.29 | $15,973.29 | $15,973.29 | $12,708.88 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Florida | 16 | $10,131.31 | $19,840.72 | $23,822.25 | $25,934.02 | $29,340.88 | $11,049.06 | 2.2x Medicare |
| Georgia | 6 | $12,892.00 | $17,879.12 | $23,663.48 | $25,358.89 | $32,270.03 | $9,736.46 | 2.4x Medicare |
| Illinois | 3 | $6,942.98 | $11,687.71 | $16,432.44 | $17,660.42 | $18,888.39 | $11,037.00 | 1.5x Medicare |
| Indiana | 4 | $5,638.18 | $10,195.26 | $12,164.78 | $18,867.37 | $37,623.63 | $8,469.67 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Kansas | 2 | $13,451.53 | $13,593.63 | $13,735.72 | $13,877.81 | $14,019.91 |  |  |
| Mississippi | 4 | $4,981.01 | $11,023.57 | $14,567.41 | $16,373.36 | $17,202.24 |  |  |
| Missouri | 4 | $6,956.00 | $11,260.19 | $12,925.38 | $13,589.80 | $14,891.66 |  |  |
| North Carolina | 9 | $10,957.86 | $15,367.67 | $20,682.07 | $22,071.50 | $39,558.11 |  |  |
| Ohio | 1 | $14,465.75 | $14,465.75 | $14,465.75 | $14,465.75 | $14,465.75 | $10,070.11 | 1.4x Medicare |
| South Carolina | 3 | $14,963.81 | $15,232.97 | $15,502.13 | $25,887.65 | $36,273.17 |  |  |
| Tennessee | 1 | $21,364.56 | $21,364.56 | $21,364.56 | $21,364.56 | $21,364.56 | $9,785.44 | 2.2x Medicare |
| Texas | 9 | $15,811.00 | $17,533.14 | $20,049.49 | $23,323.81 | $48,120.87 | $9,521.21 | 2.1x Medicare |
| Washington | 1 | $22,116.45 | $22,116.45 | $22,116.45 | $22,116.45 | $22,116.45 |  |  |

**“x Medicare”** compares each price with what original Medicare actually paid hospitals in the same state for the same kind of stay in 2024, the newest year it has published: the average per stay, the patient’s share included, at hospitals with more than ten such stays. Medicare’s payment varies by hospital (wages, teaching, low-income patients), so this is a state average, not any one hospital’s rate. Insurers write their contracts as a share of Medicare, so 1.3x means the insurer pays 30% more than Medicare would; Medicare Advantage plans generally pay close to 1.0x.

Prices are what the insurer has agreed to pay, not what you will be billed. This is a statewide summary: prices vary far more between towns and between practices than these medians suggest, and "providers" counts everyone with a contracted price, not only those who perform the procedure.

Map: https://medicalpricetransparency.netlify.app/insurers/centene/statemap_743_US.html  
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