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Vaginal birth after C-section (VBAC) in California: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 28 California hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 59612

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$8,2062.0×52026-04-01
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$11,8552.9×52026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$18,0564.3×32025-11-26
Stanford Health Care Stanford$22,8464.8×42026-04-01
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek$29,5596.5×12026-03-23
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord$29,5596.5×12026-03-23

MS-DRG 807

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside$6,4831.0×32026-05-29
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$8,5361.4×52026-09-01
Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale$9,0161.4×52026-04-01
Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo$9,3301.5×42026-04-01
Usc Arcadia Hospital Arcadia$9,3601.5×42026-07-27
Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose$9,5061.3×42026-09-01
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego$9,8221.6×22026-03-30
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla$9,8221.6×22026-03-30
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas$9,8221.6×22026-03-30
Providence St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton$10,1081.6×42026-04-01
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange$10,4521.7×42026-04-01
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana$10,6101.7×62026-04-01
Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance Torrance$10,8921.7×62026-04-01
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills$11,1731.8×52026-04-01
Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro San Pedro$11,2831.8×62026-04-01
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Burbank$11,6441.9×62026-04-01
St Mary's Medical Center San Francisco$11,8941.7×22026-04-01
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley$12,0501.9×52026-04-01
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach$12,7682.0×52026-04-01
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica$14,3362.3×32026-03-29
Ucla West Valley Medical Center West Hills$14,7482.3×32026-03-29
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach$14,8332.4×12026-04-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$17,1762.7×22025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$20,6373.3×72026-04-01
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego$31,9125.1×72026-04-01

MS-DRG 806

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$8,9701.3×52026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$17,1762.4×22025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$23,0803.3×72026-04-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for vaginal birth after c-section (vbac) in California?

28 California hospitals post usable commercial rates for vaginal birth after c-section (vbac) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 59612, hospital outpatient, the median across 6 hospitals is $20,451, 4.6× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.