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Cesarean Delivery With Care After Birth

North Carolina 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?

$2,344

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $7,586.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $11,220
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in West Virginia than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 49

$2,344

WV $17,783ND $1,230

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.