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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

Alaska rates for HCPCS 59612

This covers the delivery itself when a person gives birth vaginally after having had a cesarean delivery in the past, sometimes called a VBAC. It may include an episiotomy or the use of forceps if needed during delivery, but it covers only the birth, not the pregnancy check-ups before or the follow-up care after. It reflects the specialized monitoring and care involved in safely delivering vaginally after a prior cesarean.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean cost?

$7,351

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,351 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$1,585 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$3,715 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $12,882Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $912 to $4,266
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,128.61
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 1st of 51

$7,351

$2,884 physician + $4,467 facility

AK $7,351KY $2,168

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.