Vaginal delivery with prenatal and postpartum care in Indianapolis, IN costs $1,335 to $3,953. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for vaginal delivery with prenatal and postpartum care (CPT 59400). The lowest is $1,335 at Hendricks Regional Health, the median is $2,195 and the highest is $3,953 at Johnson Memorial Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 3.0 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Indianapolis, IN median of $2,195 is 46% below the national median of $4,058 across 243 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
9 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $211 to $7,841. 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 May 2026. 17 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 onlyDanville · 21 mi · File May 2026
Lebanon · 25 mi · File Mar 2026
Franklin · 22 mi · File May 2026
Indianapolis · 9 mi · File Jan 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 Indianapolis, IN without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Community Hospital EastWebsite blocks automated reading
- Community Hospital NorthWebsite blocks automated reading
- Community Hospital of Anderson and Madison CountyWebsite blocks automated reading
- Community Hospital South, INC.Website blocks automated reading
- Eskenazi Healthcode not in file
- FairbanksWebsite blocks automated reading
- Franciscan Health IndianapolisFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health MooresvilleFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health Orthopedic Hospital CarmelFile could not be read
- Hancock Regional Hospitalcode not in file
- Indiana University HealthNo price file found
- Indiana University Health North HospitalNo price file found
- Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital INCNo website on record
- Iu Health West HospitalNo price file found
- Major HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Orthoindy HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Riverview Healthcode not in file