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How much does a vaginal delivery cost?
A vaginal birth.
Compare published hospital prices for vaginal delivery, including cash prices, negotiated ranges, and related billing codes.
Spontaneous or assisted vaginal delivery.
Also known as: spontaneous delivery, vaginal birth, vaginal delivery
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Bundled hospital prices for vaginal delivery, includes the inpatient stay.
Hospital-published charge for the vaginal-delivery inpatient bundle (typically 1-2 days). Usually covers labor/delivery room, recovery, and routine nursery. Whether the OB's professional fee is bundled in varies by hospital. NICU stays for the baby are always billed separately.
Billing codes in this group
| System | Code | Description | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS-DRG | 805 | Vaginal delivery with sterilization/D&C with CC/MCC | PRIMARY |
| MS-DRG | 806 | Vaginal delivery without sterilization/D&C with CC/MCC | PRIMARY |
| MS-DRG | 807 | Vaginal delivery without sterilization/D&C without CC/MCC | PRIMARY |
Hospital prices
No hospitals in our dataset have published matching MS-DRG data for this concept yet. Other comparison group tabs may have coverage — check those above.
Common questions
How much does a vaginal delivery cost?
cleartau compares hospital-published prices for vaginal delivery where matching cash price data is available. A vaginal birth. These figures are for the Inpatient MS-DRG comparison group. Use the table to compare hospitals, cash prices, negotiated rates, and coverage. Actual patient responsibility can vary by insurance benefits, deductible status, setting, and separate professional or ancillary bills.
What does the vaginal delivery price include?
Professional CPT: Hospital-published charge for this professional CPT code. Typically reflects the OB's fee for the delivery itself, but whether the row also includes facility components depends on the hospital's reporting. Anesthesia and the inpatient stay are usually billed separately — see the Inpatient MS-DRG tab. Inpatient MS-DRG: Hospital-published charge for the vaginal-delivery inpatient bundle (typically 1-2 days). Usually covers labor/delivery room, recovery, and routine nursery. Whether the OB's professional fee is bundled in varies by hospital. NICU stays for the baby are always billed separately.
Which billing codes are used for vaginal delivery?
The current mapping includes 59400 (Global obstetric care plus vaginal delivery), 59409 (Vaginal delivery only), 59410 (Vaginal delivery plus postpartum care), 805 (Vaginal delivery with sterilization/D&C with CC/MCC), 806 (Vaginal delivery without sterilization/D&C with CC/MCC) and 807 (Vaginal delivery without sterilization/D&C without CC/MCC). These CPT, MS-DRG codes are grouped only when they describe the same clinical comparison. If the page has multiple tabs, switch tabs before comparing prices because outpatient, inpatient, and severity-based bundles can mean different things.