No office rate
Choose 59514 when the service is limited to cesarean delivery. Choose 59515 when the clinician or practice also provides postpartum care.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
59515 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1146.46
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Obstetrics
About 59515: Cesarean delivery with postpartum care
Report this service for cesarean delivery when the same clinician or practice also provides the associated postpartum care, but not antepartum care.
This service covers a cesarean delivery and the associated postpartum care. It is typically performed by an obstetrician in a hospital or other facility equipped for surgical delivery. Unlike a maternity-care package that includes antepartum visits, this code does not represent antepartum care. The postpartum portion distinguishes it from cesarean delivery reported without postpartum care.
Select the code based on which portions of maternity care the reporting clinician or practice provided: cesarean delivery plus postpartum care supports this code, while delivery alone points to a different code. Documentation should identify the cesarean delivery and establish that postpartum care was included in the clinician’s services. The usual global surgery rules do not apply to this maternity code. If multiple procedures are performed in the same session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and the other procedures at 50%.
CMS billing rules for 59515
- Global period
- Maternity code: the usual global surgery rules do not apply.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU22.79 · 62%
- Practice expense (office) RVU6.62 · 18%
- Malpractice RVU7.26 · 20%
310
Medicare services in 2024 · #3971 by national volume
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
59515 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
59510 includes routine antepartum care as well as cesarean delivery and postpartum care; 59515 covers the delivery and postpartum care without antepartum care.
No office rate
59525 describes hysterectomy performed after cesarean delivery, not the cesarean delivery and postpartum-care service itself.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
59515 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Madera
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1146.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1146.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1146.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1223.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1194.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1146.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1224.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1175.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1171.05
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1179.92
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1256.59
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1248.35
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1293.76
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1260.05
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1155.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1175.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1170.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1185.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1146.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1211.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1146.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1146.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1332.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1604.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1545.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1451.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1510.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1091.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1076.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1183.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1194.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1307.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1201.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1423.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1337.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1279.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1247.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1153.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1059.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1079.33
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1453.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1342.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1423.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1084.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1083.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1179.66
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1244.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1189.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1272.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1199.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1310.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1215.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1115.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1133.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1383.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1236.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1060.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1205.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1214.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1187.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1130.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1224.33
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1122.46
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1080.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1056.96
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1324.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1299.12
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1255.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1184.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1523.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1330.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1420.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1141.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1207.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1147.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1199.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1151.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1294.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1193.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1223.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1220.38
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1171.63
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1063.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1092.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1211.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1187.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1175.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1196.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1197.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1187.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1320.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1190.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1186.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1149.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1223.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1102.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1188.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1268.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1047.72
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1300.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 59515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1161.76
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
59515 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 59515 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1261.11
$1146.46 × 110% = $1261.11
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 59515 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,665
- Code
- 59515
- Physician work
- 22.79
- Practice expense
- 6.62
- Malpractice
- 7.26
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 22.79 | × 1.017 | 23.1774 |
| Practice expense | 6.62 | × 1.096 | 7.2555 |
| Malpractice | 7.26 | × 0.536 | 3.8914 |
| Total RVUs | 34.3243 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$1146.46
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 22.79 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 6.62 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 7.26 | 0.536 |
(22.79 × 1.017 + 6.62 × 1.096 + 7.26 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1146.46
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
59515 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1146.46 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1146.46 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1146.46 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1146.46 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1248.63 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1248.63 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1248.63 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1248.63 | RVU25A |
59515 billing questions
How does 59515 differ from 59514?
59515 includes postpartum care with the cesarean delivery. Use 59514 when the reported service is the cesarean delivery only.
Does 59515 include antepartum care?
No. The code covers the cesarean delivery and postpartum care, not antepartum care.
What documentation supports reporting 59515?
The record should document the cesarean delivery and show that the clinician or practice provided the associated postpartum care.
Does the usual surgical global period apply?
No. CMS identifies this as a maternity code for which the usual global surgery rules do not apply.
How are other procedures handled when performed in the same session?
Under the CMS multiple procedure rule, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedures are paid at 50%.
How does 59515 differ from 59510?
59510 represents routine obstetric care that includes antepartum care, cesarean delivery, and postpartum care. 59515 covers cesarean delivery with postpartum care, without the antepartum-care portion.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
6,66259430,,Care after delivery,A,,3.22,3.68,,0.70,,0.92,7.82,4.84,0,MMM,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,66359510,,Cesarean delivery,A,,41.05,20.00,NA,20.00,,13.00,74.05,74.05,0,MMM,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,66459514,,Cesarean delivery only,A,,16.13,3.52,NA,3.52,,5.01,24.66,24.66,0,MMM,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,66559515,,Cesarean delivery,A,,22.79,6.62,NA,6.62,,7.26,36.67,36.67,0,MMM,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,66659525,,Remove uterus after cesarean,A,,8.32,1.77,NA,1.77,,2.67,12.76,12.76,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,66759610,,Vbac delivery,A,,38.71,18.63,NA,18.63,,12.44,69.78,69.78,0,MMM,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,66859612,,Vbac delivery only,A,,16.09,3.41,NA,3.41,,5.15,24.65,24.65,0,MMM,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536