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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

New York 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?

$4,503

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,503 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$1,122 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,622 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $1,413

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,715.35
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,467.37
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,786.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U7 · State-defined
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U8 · State-defined
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U9 · State-defined
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U7 · State-defined
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,174.90
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U8 · State-defined
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U9 · State-defined
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where New York 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 York· 12th of 51

$4,503

$1,413 physician + $3,090 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.