US Health Care Costs

Vaginal birth in Illinois

MS-DRG 807: Vaginal delivery without sterilization/d&c without cc/mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn––––$10,833$8,680–$14,824 · 12 plans
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge––––$11,458$8,680–$14,840 · 12 plans
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago–––$12,971Not in dollars (28 plans)
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria––––$10,474$8,259–$14,652 · 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.