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Cesarean Delivery After A Failed Vaginal Birth Attempt

New Hampshire 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,445$1,122 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$891 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $776 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,698professional $1,445

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,344.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$15,488.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 16th of 51

$1,445

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.