Cesarean Delivery With Care After Birth

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 59515

Delivery of a baby through an incision in the abdomen and womb, together with the mother's care in the weeks following the birth. Care during pregnancy before the delivery is not included in this version. The postpartum care covers the routine checks and visits after the birth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cesarean Delivery With Care After Birth cost?

$7,704

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,704 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,754 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

25% physician fee75% facility fee

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 49 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,950	$1,413 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,754	$2,570 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,715

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,258.93 Median $4,897.79 Typical High $12,589.25	Facility	Global	$1,258.93	$4,897.79	$12,589.25
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,467.37 Median $9,549.93 Typical High $17,782.79	Facility	Global	$3,467.37	$9,549.93	$17,782.79
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,258.93 Median $3,388.44 Typical High $10,000.00	Facility	Global	$1,258.93	$3,388.44	$10,000.00
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $977.24 Median $3,090.30 Typical High $10,232.93	Facility	Global	$977.24	$3,090.30	$10,232.93

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CA $11,917SD $4,879

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.