Surgery and procedures CPT 59400 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care in Madison, WI — inpatient

In Madison, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care as an inpatient: from $4,890.60 to $5,561.60, with a median of $5,226.10. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 59400, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4,890.60Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital
Median$5,226.10half pay less
Highest$5,561.60in this market
Difference1.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Madison, WI.

median
Lowest $4,890.60Highest $5,561.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital lowest Portage, WI OB CARE ANTEPARTUM VAG DLVR & POSTPARTUM $4,890.60 $7,524.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Meriter Hospital, Inc Madison, WI PR FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV $5,561.60 $6,952.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4,890.60, median $5,226.10, highest $5,561.60 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,226.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is a 'global' maternity code for routine care during pregnancy, a vaginal delivery and care after birth. It is billed by the doctor or midwife and covers routine prenatal visits, the delivery itself, and routine postpartum visits.

What the price covers

It covers the delivering clinician's services. The hospital's labor and delivery stay, anesthesia (such as an epidural), lab tests, ultrasounds and the newborn's care are billed separately.