Vaginal delivery with prenatal and postpartum care in Des Moines, IA costs $4,552 to $6,483. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area publish a cash price for vaginal delivery with prenatal and postpartum care (CPT 59400). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for vaginal delivery with prenatal and postpartum care (CPT 59400). The lowest is $4,552 at Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi, the median is $5,277 and the highest is $6,483 at Broadlawns Medical Center.
The Des Moines, IA median of $5,277 is 30% above the national median of $4,053 across 266 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $682 to $7,499. 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. 4 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 Jan 2026
Des Moines · 7 mi · File Mar 2026
Des Moines · 7 mi · File Sep 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 59400. 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 59400, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About vaginal delivery with prenatal and postpartum care
CPT 59400 is the obstetric "global package": routine prenatal visits, the vaginal delivery itself and the postpartum check-up, billed as one code by the obstetrician or midwife. When a hospital lists this code, the number usually reflects the professional package at a hospital-employed practice, not the hospital stay.
What the price covers, and what it does not
The global package covers the clinician's prenatal visits, attendance at the delivery and postpartum care. It does not include the hospital stay for mother and baby (billed as DRG 807 or similar), ultrasounds, laboratory tests, anesthesia (an epidural is billed by the anesthesiologist), the pediatrician's newborn care, or any complications. For a self-pay birth, add the hospital's DRG price to this package and ask about the rest.
Why prices vary
Obstetric packages range widely between practices. Hospital-employed practices, especially at academic centers, list higher prices; midwife-led practices and birth centers are usually lower. Many hospitals offer an all-inclusive self-pay maternity package that bundles the stay and the delivery; it is often the best deal for the uninsured.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 59400, and what does the hospital stay (DRG 807) add?
- Is there an all-inclusive maternity package for self-pay patients?
- What are the anesthesia, ultrasound and newborn charges?
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 Newton Medical Centercode not in file