Premature Newborn (with major problems)
Hospital care for a baby born early who has serious medical problems, such as trouble breathing or feeding. The stay involves specialized newborn intensive care with warming, breathing support, and feeding help.
National avg charge
$57,045
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,815
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
421
have published MRF data
Compare Premature Newborn cost by state
28 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.
AL Alabama
12 hospitals avg $30,362
Compare hospitals → AK Alaska
5 hospitals avg $41,906
Compare hospitals → CA California
27 hospitals avg $80,778
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
12 hospitals avg $42,556
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
8 hospitals avg $88,312
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
21 hospitals avg $52,182
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
11 hospitals avg $93,083
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
10 hospitals avg $60,334
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
23 hospitals avg $35,476
Compare hospitals → IA Iowa
22 hospitals avg $11,582
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
7 hospitals avg $63,498
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
14 hospitals avg $36,864
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
13 hospitals avg $142,754
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
14 hospitals avg $92,591
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
19 hospitals avg $38,448
Compare hospitals → MN Minnesota
7 hospitals avg $21,044
Compare hospitals → MS Mississippi
10 hospitals avg $15,517
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
9 hospitals avg $17,014
Compare hospitals → NE Nebraska
5 hospitals avg $62,779
Compare hospitals → NJ New Jersey
6 hospitals avg $49,318
Compare hospitals → NY New York
21 hospitals avg $61,709
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
22 hospitals avg $17,521
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
9 hospitals avg $32,363
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
14 hospitals avg $94,057
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
6 hospitals avg $65,926
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
12 hospitals avg $25,884
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
22 hospitals avg $55,504
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
6 hospitals avg $13,390
Compare hospitals → What is premature newborn?
Hospital care for a baby born early who has serious medical problems, such as trouble breathing or feeding. The stay involves specialized newborn intensive care with warming, breathing support, and feeding help.
Premature Newborn is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 791 (with major problems), classified within the Maternity diagnostic category. Hospitals publish gross charges per DRG under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, but actual cost depends on insurance: insurers negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed rates, and uninsured patients can often qualify for cash-pay discounts. Use the gross charge as a benchmark when comparing hospitals; a facility that lists a procedure at twice the price of another tends to charge higher rates across the board.
Data current as of 2026-10-10.
Lowest published prices for Premature Newborn nationally
Top 100 by published price · 496 hospitals have published prices for this procedure. Check "Compare" on 2–3 hospitals to see them side by side.
| Compare | Hospital | State | CMS stars | Gross charge | Cash price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga, AL | AL | $650 | $156 | ||
| Gunnison Valley Health Hospital Gunnison, CO | CO | — | $1,492 | $1,268 | |
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $1,879 | $1,409 | ||
| LifeCare Medical Center Roseau, MN | MN | — | $2,243 | $1,974 | |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman, WA | WA | $2,379 | $2,022 | ||
| Delta Health System - the Medical Center Greenville, MS | MS | $2,441 | — | ||
| South Sunflower County Hospital Indianola, MS | MS | $2,496 | $156,253 | ||
| South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS | MS | $2,505 | $1,052 | ||
| Bayou Bend Hospital Franklin, LA | LA | — | $2,523 | $1,766 | |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY | NY | $2,858 | $1,858 | ||
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center Culpeper, VA | VA | $2,938 | $1,469 | ||
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville, KY | KY | $3,298 | $1,649 | ||
| Mount Graham Regional Medical Center Safford, AZ | AZ | — | $3,418 | — | |
| Adventist Health Delano Delano, CA | CA | $3,515 | $703 | ||
| Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah, WI | WI | $3,603 | $2,072 | ||
| Marion General Hospital Marion, IN | IN | $3,669 | $2,201 | ||
| Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS | MS | $3,669 | $2,201 | ||
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA | GA | $3,815 | $2,594 | ||
| Steele Memorial Medical Center Salmon, ID | ID | $3,909 | $2,932 | ||
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming, NM | NM | — | $3,934 | $1,967 | |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA | LA | $3,938 | $2,953 | ||
| Adams Memorial Hospital Decatur, IN | IN | — | $4,068 | $4,068 | |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA | VA | $4,138 | $1,655 | ||
| Daviess Community Hospital (Acute Care) Washington, IN | IN | $4,174 | $2,922 | ||
| Island Hospital Anacortes, WA | WA | $4,200 | $4,200 | ||
| Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital Elko, NV | NV | $4,418 | $3,093 | ||
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski, TN | TN | $4,479 | $1,312 | ||
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City, IA | IA | $4,575 | $1,830 | ||
| Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson, NC | NC | $4,699 | $1,880 | ||
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA | MA | $4,763 | $4,763 | ||
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care) Charlotte, NC | NC | $4,860 | $2,430 | ||
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Thomasville, NC | NC | $4,860 | $2,430 | ||
| Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Winston-Salem, NC | NC | $4,860 | $2,430 | ||
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC | NC | $4,860 | $2,430 | ||
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews, NC | NC | $4,860 | $2,430 | ||
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville, NC | NC | $4,860 | $2,430 | ||
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte, NC | NC | $4,860 | $2,430 | ||
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte, NC | NC | — | $4,860 | $2,430 | |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL | IL | $4,883 | $4,883 | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA | GA | $5,046 | — | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA | GA | $5,046 | — | ||
| Corning Hospital Corning, NY | NY | $5,086 | $4,069 | ||
| Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA | PA | $5,086 | $4,069 | ||
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland, NY | NY | $5,086 | $4,069 | ||
| Guthrie Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA | PA | $5,086 | $4,069 | ||
| Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL | AL | $5,139 | $5,139 | ||
| Adventist Health Hanford Hanford, CA | CA | $5,174 | $983 | ||
| St Anthony Regional Hospital Carroll, IA | IA | $5,215 | $5,215 | ||
| Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA | VA | $5,222 | $2,089 | ||
| George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS | MS | $5,252 | $3,414 | ||
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic, IA | IA | $5,256 | $3,679 | ||
| Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care) Oceanside, CA | CA | $5,404 | $3,242 | ||
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton, NC | NC | $5,446 | $3,812 | ||
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro, MS | MS | $5,565 | $5,565 | ||
| St. John's Health Jackson, WY | WY | $5,717 | $5,717 | ||
| Niobrara County Hospital District Lusk, WY | WY | — | $5,717 | $5,717 | |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA | CA | — | $5,803 | $3,076 | |
| Adventist Health Clear Lake Clearlake, CA | CA | $5,995 | $2,158 | ||
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee, CA | CA | $6,036 | $6,036 | ||
| Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Salisbury, NC | NC | $6,148 | $3,074 | ||
| Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster, WI | WI | — | $6,206 | $4,034 | |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario Ontario, OR | OR | $6,301 | $4,096 | ||
| Adventist Health Castle Kailua, HI | HI | $6,305 | $2,018 | ||
| UT Health Jacksonville Jacksonville, TX | TX | — | $6,412 | $641 | |
| UT Health Carthage Carthage, TX | TX | $6,412 | $641 | ||
| Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital Athens, TX | TX | $6,412 | $641 | ||
| UT Health Henderson Henderson, TX | TX | $6,412 | $641 | ||
| UT Health Pittsburg Pittsburg, TX | TX | $6,412 | $641 | ||
| UT Health Quitman Quitman, TX | TX | $6,412 | $641 | ||
| Forrest City Medical Center Forrest City, AR | AR | — | $6,423 | $3,854 | |
| Perham Health Perham, MN | MN | $6,450 | $4,192 | ||
| Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY | NY | $6,471 | $1,747 | ||
| Central Montana Medical Center Lewistown, MT | MT | — | $6,722 | $5,714 | |
| Ochsner St. Anne Hospital Raceland, LA | LA | — | $6,755 | $2,972 | |
| Iberia Medical Center (Acute Care) New Iberia, LA | LA | $6,833 | $4,100 | ||
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI | MI | $6,862 | $3,431 | ||
| Mclaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI | MI | $6,862 | $3,431 | ||
| Mclaren Northern Michigan (Acute Care) Petoskey, MI | MI | $6,862 | $3,431 | ||
| Mclaren Flint Flint, MI | MI | $6,862 | $3,431 | ||
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI | MI | $6,862 | $3,431 | ||
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI | MI | $6,862 | $3,431 | ||
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI | MI | $6,862 | $3,431 | ||
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI | MI | $6,862 | $3,431 | ||
| McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI | MI | — | $6,862 | $3,431 | |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI | MI | $6,862 | $3,431 | ||
| Mclaren Macomb (Acute Care) Mount Clemens, MI | MI | $6,862 | $3,431 | ||
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet, SC | SC | $6,862 | $4,460 | ||
| Parkland Health Center Farmington, MO | MO | $6,910 | $4,146 | ||
| Adventist Health Tillamook Tillamook, OR | OR | $7,264 | $3,923 | ||
| St. Mary's Health Care System Athens, GA | GA | $7,559 | $4,913 | ||
| St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Greensboro, GA | GA | $7,559 | $4,913 | ||
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO | MO | $7,780 | $4,279 | ||
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO | MO | $7,780 | $4,279 | ||
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion Clarion, IA | IA | — | $7,850 | $4,710 | |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN | TN | $8,104 | $4,968 | ||
| Gritman Medical Center Moscow, ID | ID | $8,129 | $6,910 | ||
| Adventist Health Reedley Reedley, CA | CA | — | $8,223 | $1,562 | |
| North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN | MN | $8,239 | $4,342 | ||
| North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN | MN | $8,239 | $4,342 | ||
| Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, CT | CT | $8,439 | $4,304 |