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Cesarean Delivery Only

Colorado rates for HCPCS 59514

Covers the cesarean birth itself — the operation in which the baby is delivered through an incision in the abdomen and the uterus. It does not take in the prenatal visits beforehand or the follow-up care afterward, which are counted separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cesarean Delivery Only cost?

$5,754

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $7,943.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,754professional $1,148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,290.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Florida than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 7th of 50

$5,754

FL $13,490WV $832

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.