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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

Ohio 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?

$5,525

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,525 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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$1,259$912 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,455 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $724 to $4,169
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,266professional $1,259

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
$1,621.81
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,413.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 16th of 50

$5,525

$1,259 physician + $4,266 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.