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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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean cost?

$2,984

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,984 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$1,122$912 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$912 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $603 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,820
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $1,122

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
$2,344.23
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,079.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
2 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
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$588.84

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 41st of 51

$2,984

$1,122 physician + $1,862 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.