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Vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean in Minneapolis, MN-WI costs $139 to $6,652. Here's every hospital's price.

7 hospitals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean (CPT 59610). The lowest is $139 at M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center, the median is $5,952 and the highest is $6,652 at North Memorial Health Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 48 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Minneapolis, MN-WI median of $5,952 is 29% above the national median of $4,600 across 68 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

8 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $124 to $19,822. 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 April 2026. 22 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.

$139
lowest cash price in Minneapolis, MN-WI
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center · 9 mi
$5,813 below the median
$5,952
median cash price
7 hospitals
48×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
7/30
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Minneapolis · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$139
list $221 · lowest of 2 lines
2
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital

Burnsville · 24 mi · File Feb 2026

$4,046
list $9,519
3
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital

Edina · 15 mi · File Feb 2026

$5,921
list $9,443
4
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital

Maplewood · 13 mi · File Feb 2026

$5,952
list $9,492
5
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital

Princeton · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

$5,968
list $9,519
6
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital

Woodbury · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$5,968
list $9,519
7
North Memorial Health Hospital

Robbinsdale · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$6,652
list $10,346
8
Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital

Saint Paul · 13 mi · File Jan 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 Minneapolis, MN-WI 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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