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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 October 2026.

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

$18,197

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,197 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12,303 to $29,512.

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 $18,197 · 10th to 90th $6,310 to $47,863
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $18,197

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$50,118.72
Ambetter
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$47,863.01
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$41,686.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$47,863.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$12,022.64
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$48,977.88
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$26,915.35

Where California sits

The same service costs 100.0 times more in Vermont 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.

California· 13th of 51

$18,197

VT $27,542HI $275

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.