Cesarean delivery with prenatal and postpartum care in Des Moines, IA costs $3,580 to $4,739. Here's every hospital's price.
2 hospitals in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area publish a cash price for cesarean delivery with prenatal and postpartum care (CPT 59510). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for cesarean delivery with prenatal and postpartum care (CPT 59510). The lowest is $3,580 at Broadlawns Medical Center, the median is $3,580 and the highest is $4,739 at Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi.
The Des Moines, IA median of $3,580 is 22% below the national median of $4,595 across 255 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $2,323 to $5,924. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.
The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and September 2026. 5 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyDes Moines · 7 mi · File Sep 2026
Des Moines · 7 mi · File Jan 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 59510. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 59510, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About cesarean delivery with prenatal and postpartum care
CPT 59510 is the obstetric global package for a cesarean birth: routine prenatal care, the operation and postpartum care, billed by the obstetrician as one code. A hospital's listed price for it usually reflects a hospital-employed practice's professional package, not the hospital stay.
What the price covers, and what it does not
The package covers the clinician's prenatal visits, the cesarean itself and postpartum follow-up. Not included: the hospital stay for mother and baby (DRG 788 for an uncomplicated cesarean), the anesthesiologist, the assistant surgeon, ultrasounds, laboratory tests, the pediatrician's newborn care and any complications. A self-pay cesarean birth is the sum of several bills; ask for all of them in advance.
Why prices vary
Obstetric packages vary substantially between practices, and the hospital stay for a cesarean varies even more, often two to three times between hospitals in the same area. Many hospitals offer a bundled self-pay maternity price that covers the stay and the delivery.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 59510, and for the hospital stay (DRG 788)?
- Is there an all-inclusive self-pay package?
- Who bills anesthesia and the assistant surgeon, and at what price?
Hospitals in Des Moines, IA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Dallas County HospitalNo website on record
- Guthrie County HospitalNo website on record
- Madison County Health Care SystemNo website on record
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical Centercode not in file
- Mercyone Newton Medical Centercode not in file