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Vaginal Delivery After A Prior Cesarean, Full Maternity Care

Louisiana 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?

$4,544

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,544 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,455$2,188 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$339 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $0 to $3,548Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $3,467
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $2,089professional $2,455

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
$2,187.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,818.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Louisiana 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 feeLouisiana $4,544 · 46th 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.