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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean cost?

$1,023

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $3,981.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,762Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $891

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
$891.25
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$1,023

CA $4,898HI $851

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.