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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

Georgia 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?

$5,039

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,039 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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$1,148$891 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,778 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $1,148

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
$1,348.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,398.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 5.7 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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

Georgia· 21st of 50

$5,039

$1,148 physician + $3,890 facility

CA $10,621WV $1,855

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.