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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

Minnesota 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?

$6,164

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,164 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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$1,995$1,479 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$2,455 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $891 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $1,995

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
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 14th of 50

$6,164

$1,995 physician + $4,169 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.