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Vaginal Delivery After A Prior Cesarean, Full Maternity Care

Iowa rates for HCPCS 59610

This covers the complete package of pregnancy care for a vaginal delivery in a patient who has previously had a cesarean delivery, including care throughout the pregnancy, the delivery itself, and the recovery period afterward. It reflects the additional monitoring and planning involved in attempting a vaginal birth after a prior cesarean. It includes an episiotomy or the use of forceps if either becomes necessary.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Delivery After A Prior Cesarean, Full Maternity Care cost?

$8,334

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,334 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,786 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,786$2,570 to $8,511
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$2,692 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $6,607Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $10,000
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,548professional $4,786

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
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$18,197.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,623.41
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Indiana than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIowa $8,334 · 12th of 48
IN $14,367OK $4,349

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.