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Cesarean Delivery After A Failed Vaginal Birth Attempt

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 59620

A cesarean delivery performed after labor was attempted with the goal of a vaginal birth following a prior cesarean, but the attempt did not succeed and delivery by cesarean became necessary. This covers the delivery itself, separate from the pregnancy care leading up to it or the care given afterward. It reflects the additional monitoring and decision-making involved in attempting a vaginal birth before moving to a cesarean.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cesarean Delivery After A Failed Vaginal Birth Attempt cost?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $912 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,778$1,514 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$912 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,344Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,291
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $912professional $1,778

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$1,698

AK $2,951UT $871

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.