Vaginal delivery with prenatal and postpartum care in Lake Charles, LA: hospital prices
2 hospitals in the Lake Charles, LA metro area price CPT 59400 in their files, but fewer than three list a cash price, so we show the rows without a ranking.
2 hospitals in the Lake Charles, LA metro area list vaginal delivery with prenatal and postpartum care (CPT 59400) in its price file, but only as a list price or negotiated insurer rates, not as a cash price. Hospitals must publish a discounted cash price for every shoppable service; where it is missing you can still ask for one by phone.
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Hospital facility fee onlyLake Charles · 12 mi · File Jan 2026
Lake Charles · 11 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 Lake Charles, LA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Dequincy Memorial HospitalNo website on record
- Lake Charles Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Ochsner American Legion Hospitalcode not in file
- West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading