Surgery and procedures CPT 59610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — inpatient

In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care as an inpatient: from $4,492.00 to $7,792.00, with a median of $6,142.00. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 59610, 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$4,492.00Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation
Median$6,142.00half pay less
Highest$7,792.00in 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 $4,492.00Highest $7,792.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA PR ROUT OB CARE,VAG DELIV,PREV C-SEC $4,492.00 $5,615.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Routine OB Care Incl Antepartum Care Vag Del & Pp Care After Prev C/S $7,792.00 $7,792.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4,492.00, median $6,142.00, highest $7,792.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $6,142.00 — 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.