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Vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean in Los Angeles, CA costs $937 to $3,066. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean (CPT 59610). The lowest is $937 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the median is $1,551 and the highest is $3,066 at Providence St. Joseph Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 3.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $1,551 is 66% below the national median of $4,595 across 223 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

19 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1,528 to $34,883. 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 November 2025 and April 2026. 81 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.

$937
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · 12 mi
$614 below the median
$1,551
median cash price
3 hospitals
3.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/100
hospitals with a cash price
81 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Nov 2025

$937
list $1,441 · lowest of 25 lines
2
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

Marina Del Rey · 17 mi · File Nov 2025

$1,551
list $2,386
3
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,066
list $3,833 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro

San Pedro · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

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5
Community Hospital of Huntington Park

Huntington Park · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

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6
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

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7
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr

Burbank · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

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8
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Mission Hills · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

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9
Saint John's Health Center

Santa Monica · 18 mi · File Apr 2026

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10
UCI Health-Orange

Orange · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

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11
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr Torrance

Torrance · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

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12
Memorial Hospital of Gardena

Gardena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

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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 Los Angeles, CA 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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