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Cesarean Delivery After A Failed Vaginal Birth Attempt

New Mexico 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 July 2026.

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

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,096$912 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,380 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,399
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,479professional $1,096

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
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,412.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 8.5 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.

New Mexico· 26th of 51

$1,175

CA $7,244WV $851

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.