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: Regions Hospital, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/McC”; Maple Grove Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Robbinsdale Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Hudson Hospital, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/McC”; Westfields Hospital, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/McC”; Abbott Northwestern Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Baldwin Area Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Buffalo Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Cambridge Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Fairview Bethesda Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; HealthEast St. John's Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Hennepin Healthcare, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Mercy Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; River Falls Area Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; United Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”.