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Vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean in Chicago, IL-IN costs $1,039 to $4,716. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area publish a cash price for vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean (CPT 59610). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean (CPT 59610). The lowest is $1,039 at Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, the median is $2,678 and the highest is $4,716 at University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics. The most expensive hospital lists 4.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $2,678 is 42% below the national median of $4,600 across 204 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

8 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $62 to $15,720. 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 March 2026 and August 2026. 74 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.

$1,039
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers · 40 mi
$1,639 below the median
$2,678
median cash price
3 hospitals
4.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/82
hospitals with a cash price
74 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Morris · 40 mi · File Jun 2026

$1,039
list $4,320
2
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Aug 2026

$2,678
list $9,564
3
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,716
list $15,720 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Melrose Park · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

5
Macneal Hospital

Berwyn · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

6
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital

Elmhurst · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

7
Edward Hospital

Naperville · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

8
Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 59610. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

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.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 59610, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean

CPT 59610 is the obstetric global package for a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC): routine prenatal care, the vaginal delivery and postpartum care. It is billed by the obstetrician as one code; a hospital's listed price usually reflects a hospital-employed practice's package.

What the price covers, and what it does not

Prenatal visits, the delivery and postpartum follow-up by the clinician. Not included: the hospital stay (DRG 807 for an uncomplicated vaginal delivery), anesthesia, ultrasounds, laboratory tests, newborn care by the pediatrician, or the cesarean if the VBAC attempt is converted (59618 in that case). Not every hospital offers VBAC; those that do must have surgical staff immediately available, which is one reason the hospital stay may be priced higher.

Why prices vary

Practice packages differ, and hospital stay prices vary two to three times between hospitals. Ask specifically what happens to the price if the labor ends in a cesarean.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 59610, and what does the hospital stay add?
  • Does this hospital support VBAC, and what does a conversion to cesarean cost?
  • Is there an all-inclusive self-pay maternity package?

Hospitals in Chicago, IL-IN without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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