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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

South Carolina 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?

$7,784

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,784 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,023$851 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$2,344 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $20,417Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,455
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $1,023

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
$1,023.29
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,454.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 7th of 50

$7,784

$1,023 physician + $6,761 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.