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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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean cost?

$4,727

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,727 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$1,096$871 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,820 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $1,096

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
$1,023.29
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,513.56
8 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
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 10th of 51

$4,727

$1,096 physician + $3,631 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.