How much does vaginal delivery (global care) cost in California?
CPT 59400 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
59400 Vaginal delivery (global care)
Ask to pay
$4,305
This is the local cash / self-pay price — usually the best rate you can ask for.
Typical
$5,645
Medicare $2,355
Ask $4,305
$937 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $26,085
What Medicare paysⓘ
$2,355
Typical price near you
$5,645
Cash / self-pay price
$4,305
Prices near you — 59 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) lowest | Hospital | $937cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $1,211cash | 0.5× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $1,676cash | 0.7× | — |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $2,061negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $2,132negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $2,132negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $2,453negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $2,592negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $2,658negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $2,733negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $2,748negotiated | 1.2× | — |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $2,875negotiated | 1.2× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) | Hospital | $2,926negotiated | 1.2× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $2,967negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $3,025negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $3,025negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $3,112negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $3,138negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $3,220cash | 1.4× | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $4,102negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $4,169cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $4,179negotiated | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $4,184negotiated | 1.8× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $4,305negotiated | 1.8× | — |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) | Hospital | $4,305cash | 1.8× | — |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $4,619negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $4,889cash | 2.1× | — |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $5,322negotiated | 2.3× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $5,645negotiated | 2.4× | — |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $5,721negotiated | 2.4× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) | Hospital | $5,892negotiated | 2.5× | — |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $5,915negotiated | 2.5× | — |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $6,250negotiated | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $6,446negotiated | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) | Hospital | $7,083negotiated | 3.0× | — |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Palo Alto) | Hospital | $7,152negotiated | 3.0× | — |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $7,182negotiated | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $7,416negotiated | 3.1× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $7,704negotiated | 3.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $8,574negotiated | 3.6× | — |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $9,162negotiated | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $9,256negotiated | 3.9× | — |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $9,420negotiated | 4.0× | — |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $9,559negotiated | 4.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $9,773negotiated | 4.1× | — |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $10,406negotiated | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $11,001negotiated | 4.7× | — |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $11,025cash | 4.7× | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $11,025cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $11,025cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $11,025cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $11,878negotiated | 5.0× | — |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $14,970negotiated | 6.4× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $14,970negotiated | 6.4× | — |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $14,970negotiated | 6.4× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $14,970negotiated | 6.4× | — |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $14,970negotiated | 6.4× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) gross charge | Hospital | $22,145negotiated | 9.4× | ★★★★★ |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) gross charge | Hospital | $26,085negotiated | 11.1× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 2 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 59400 (Vaginal delivery (global care)), Medicare's benchmark rate is $2,355.47. A fair self-pay target for this line is $4,305.22. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 59400 is $4,305.22, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $3,025.24–$9,773.00. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 59400 cost in California?
For vaginal delivery (global care) (CPT 59400) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $5,645, with hospitals ranging from $3,025 to $9,773 across 59 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $2,355, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does vaginal delivery (global care) cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for vaginal delivery (global care) (CPT 59400) in California is around $5,645, with hospital prices ranging from $3,025 to $9,773 across 59 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 59400?
Medicare pays about $2,355 for vaginal delivery (global care) (CPT 59400). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of vaginal delivery (global care)?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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If you were charged more than the fair price, you can usually negotiate it down. Paste your itemized bill to get a personalized appeal letter, the exact numbers to cite, an AI negotiation coach, and a charity-care eligibility check — free.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.