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Vaginal Delivery with Surgery Except Sterilization/D&C

California rates for MS-DRG 768

Vaginal Delivery with O.R. Procedures Except Sterilization and/or D&C

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Delivery with Surgery Except Sterilization/D&C cost?

$25,704

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25,704 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14,791 to $44,668.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25,704 · 10th to 90th $7,943 to $47,863
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $25,704

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
$8,709.64
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$48,977.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$47,863.01
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$41,686.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$51,286.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$12,022.64
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$36,307.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$53,703.18
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where California sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Montana than in Maryland. 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.

California· 3rd of 51

$25,704

MT $66,069MD $3,802

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.