Surgery and procedures CPT 59510 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Cesarean delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — inpatient

In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Cesarean delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care as an inpatient: from $4,739.20 to $8,236.00, with a median of $6,487.60. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 59510, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$4,739.20Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation
Median$6,487.60half pay less
Highest$8,236.00in this market
Difference1.7×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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.

median
Lowest $4,739.20Highest $8,236.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA PR FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,CESAREAN DELIV $4,739.20 $5,924.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Routine Obstetric Care Incl Antepartum Care/C-Section & Postpartum Care $8,236.00 $8,236.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4,739.20, median $6,487.60, highest $8,236.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,299.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is a 'global' maternity code for routine prenatal care, a cesarean delivery and postpartum care. It covers the doctor's services from early pregnancy through recovery after the C-section.

What the price covers

It covers the surgeon's obstetric care. The hospital's operating room and stay, anesthesia, lab tests, ultrasounds and the newborn's care are billed separately.