Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care in Duluth, MN-WI — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care as an inpatient: from $4,640.32 to $4,977.18, with a median of $4,808.75. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 59610, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN ROUTINE OB CARE VAG DLVRY & POSTPARTUM CARE VB | $4,640.32 | $8,530.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN PR ROUT OB CARE,VAG DELIV,PREV C-SEC | $4,977.18 | $11,711.00 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4,640.32, median $4,808.75, highest $4,977.18 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,808.75 — 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 vaginal birth after a previous cesarean (VBAC), and postpartum care. It covers the doctor's services throughout pregnancy and delivery.
What the price covers
It covers the delivering clinician's care. The hospital labor stay, anesthesia, labs, ultrasounds and newborn care are billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 59610 ($5,000.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS ROUT OB CARE,VAG DELIV,PREV C-SEC | $38.25 | file |