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: Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Atrium Health Anson, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Atrium Health Cabarrus, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Atrium Health Lincoln, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Atrium Health Mercy, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Atrium Health Pineville, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Atrium Health Union, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Atrium Health University City, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Belmont, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Iredell Memorial Hospital, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; MUSC Health Chester Medical Center, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/Mcc”; MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, “Vaginal Delivery Without Sterilization Or D&C Without Cc/Mcc”; Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Novant Health Matthews Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Piedmont Medical Center, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”; Piedmont Medical Center – Fort Mill, “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITHOUT STERILIZATION OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC”.