Surgery and procedures CPT 59610 Outpatient

Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care in Rochester, NY

In Rochester, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care: from $4,155.61 to $6,217.50, with a median of $5,186.56. The lowest listed price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 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 — and —.

Lowest$4,155.61F.F. Thompson Hospital
Median$5,186.56half pay less
Highest$6,217.50in this market
Difference1.5×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $4,155.61Highest $6,217.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua, NY PR ROUTINE OB CARE VAG DLVRY & POSTPARTUM CARE VB $4,155.61 $6,969.00 40%
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Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY PR ROUTINE OB CARE VAG DLVRY & POSTPARTUM CARE VB $6,217.50 $12,435.00 50%
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Outpatient: lowest $4,155.61, median $5,186.56, highest $6,217.50 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,186.56. 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.