US Health Care Costs

Vaginal birth, with major complications in Florida

MS-DRG 805: Vaginal delivery without sterilization/d&c with mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Jackson Health SystemMiami–––$4,000$11,044$6,705–$28,124 · 44 plans
Tampa General HospitalTampa––––$15,728$7,954–$22,178 · 19 plans
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville––––$12,134$7,736–$17,769 · 18 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.