US Health Care Costs

Vaginal birth, with complications in Illinois

MS-DRG 806: Vaginal delivery without sterilization/d&c with cc

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn––––$12,115$9,626–$16,579 · 12 plans
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge––––$12,815$9,666–$16,596 · 12 plans
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago–––$14,231Not in dollars (28 plans)
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria––––$11,713$9,237–$16,387 · 11 plans

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.