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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

North Carolina 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?

$2,926

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,926 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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 7 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 $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,202 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,570
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $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
$891.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,570.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 41st of 50

$2,926

$1,148 physician + $1,778 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.