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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

New Mexico 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?

$3,117

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,117 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$1,122$955 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,230 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $646 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,778
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $1,122

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 36th of 51

$3,117

$1,122 physician + $1,995 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.