Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care: from $1,329.12 to $1,661.40, with a median of $1,495.26. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Health System LLC.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 59610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Health System LLC lowest Bluffton, IN 59610 VBAC DELIVERY | $1,329.12 | $5,538.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 59610 VBAC DELIVERY | $1,495.26 | $5,538.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 59610 VBAC DELIVERY | $1,495.26 | $5,538.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 59610 VBAC DELIVERY | $1,661.40 | $5,538.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,329.12, median $1,495.26, highest $1,661.40 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,242.89. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.