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Vaginal Delivery After Prior Cesarean

South Dakota 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?

$3,878

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,878 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$1,479$794 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,175 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $1,479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 33rd of 50

$3,878

$1,479 physician + $2,399 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.