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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

New Jersey 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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean cost?

$4,481

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,481 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,318$891 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$2,239 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $1,318

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,238.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,182.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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

New Jersey· 13th of 51

$4,481

$1,318 physician + $3,162 facility

AK $7,351KY $2,168

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.