Giving birth

US hospitals must publish their prices by law. We take them from each hospital's own file. They're what hospitals charge, not what patients told us they paid, and not a quote.

Hospitals are compared on the same billing code, but what each one includes in that price can differ. Doctors, anesthesia and some tests are often billed separately and aren't included.

For insurance, we show what most plans pay the hospital, leaving out the very lowest and highest. Your own share depends on your plan.

What each hospital calls it: Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Progress West Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Missouri Baptist Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Alton Memorial Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Mercy Hospital Washington, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Mercy Hospital Jefferson, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Mercy Hospital South, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Barnes Jewish Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Anderson Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Deaconess Illinois Red Bud Regional Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Jersey Community Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/Mcc”; SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/Mcc”; SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/Mcc”; SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/Mcc”; SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/Mcc”; SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/Mcc”; SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/Mcc”; SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/Mcc”.