US Health Care Costs

Vaginal birth in Tennessee

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

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis–––$5,228$10,051$6,169–$11,746 · 22 plans
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville––––$13,601$10,048–$16,743 · 26 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.