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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

Kentucky 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?

$3,702

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,702 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$1,072$832 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$871 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $759 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $1,072

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
$616.60
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,495.41
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 36th of 50

$3,702

$1,072 physician + $2,630 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.