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Cesarean After Attempted VBAC, With Postpartum Care

Iowa 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 7 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$1,995$1,380 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,479 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $5,129
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $1,995

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,715.35
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,388.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$1,995

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.