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Cesarean After Attempted VBAC, With Postpartum Care

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 59622

A cesarean-section delivery performed after labor was attempted for a vaginal birth following a previous cesarean delivery, when that attempt did not succeed. This includes the delivery itself along with the follow-up postpartum care afterward.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cesarean After Attempted VBAC, With Postpartum Care cost?

$1,349

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $1,445.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,692Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $1,349

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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Washington, DC· 45th of 51

$1,349

CA $7,079HI $1,259

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.