US Health Care Costs

Vaginal birth, with major complications in Indiana

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

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville––––$16,404$9,172–$20,128 · 33 plans
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne––––$12,786$9,712–$22,787 · 21 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.