Premature Newborn (without major problems)
Care for a baby born early who is otherwise doing well. The stay focuses on keeping the baby warm, helping with feeding, and monitoring growth and breathing until the baby is ready to go home.
National avg charge
$17,175
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,939
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
514
have published MRF data
Compare Premature Newborn cost by state
34 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 $23,224
Compare hospitals → AK Alaska
5 hospitals avg $32,292
Compare hospitals → AZ Arizona
5 hospitals avg $7,915
Compare hospitals → AR Arkansas
6 hospitals avg $15,466
Compare hospitals → CA California
31 hospitals avg $22,639
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
13 hospitals avg $22,354
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
8 hospitals avg $19,394
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
24 hospitals avg $10,487
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
12 hospitals avg $8,311
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
15 hospitals avg $23,667
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
28 hospitals avg $17,967
Compare hospitals → IA Iowa
28 hospitals avg $7,071
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
11 hospitals avg $15,861
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
17 hospitals avg $22,614
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
22 hospitals avg $16,654
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
10 hospitals avg $43,033
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
19 hospitals avg $10,887
Compare hospitals → MN Minnesota
8 hospitals avg $5,712
Compare hospitals → MS Mississippi
14 hospitals avg $23,232
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
10 hospitals avg $7,327
Compare hospitals → NE Nebraska
7 hospitals avg $19,883
Compare hospitals → NJ New Jersey
6 hospitals avg $10,716
Compare hospitals → NY New York
26 hospitals avg $17,263
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
23 hospitals avg $14,389
Compare hospitals → OH Ohio
5 hospitals avg $9,278
Compare hospitals → OK Oklahoma
5 hospitals avg $9,080
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
10 hospitals avg $11,139
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
17 hospitals avg $30,757
Compare hospitals → SC South Carolina
5 hospitals avg $5,129
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
7 hospitals avg $10,384
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
19 hospitals avg $19,212
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
26 hospitals avg $10,175
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
11 hospitals avg $9,737
Compare hospitals → WA Washington
8 hospitals avg $22,099
Compare hospitals → What is premature newborn?
Care for a baby born early who is otherwise doing well. The stay focuses on keeping the baby warm, helping with feeding, and monitoring growth and breathing until the baby is ready to go home.
Premature Newborn is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 792 (without 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 2026-07-19.
Lowest published prices for Premature Newborn nationally
Top 100 by published price · 578 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County Hospital Boone, IA | IA | — | $1,021 | $817 | |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow, MT | MT | — | $1,457 | $1,311 | |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA | LA | $1,676 | $1,257 | ||
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City, IA | IA | $1,745 | $698 | ||
| Regional Medical Center San Jose, CA | CA | $1,952 | $1,366 | ||
| Bayou Bend Hospital Franklin, LA | LA | — | $2,034 | $1,424 | |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro, MS | MS | $2,296 | $2,296 | ||
| Clinton Regional Hospital Clinton, OK | OK | — | $2,335 | $1,868 | |
| Weatherford Regional Hospital Weatherford, OK | OK | — | $2,335 | $1,868 | |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon, IA | IA | — | $2,508 | $2,508 | |
| Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah, WI | WI | $2,607 | $1,499 | ||
| Gritman Medical Center Moscow, ID | ID | $2,635 | $2,240 | ||
| Mclaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI | MI | $2,641 | $1,321 | ||
| Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint, ID | ID | $2,681 | $2,145 | ||
| Paris Regional Health Paris, TX | TX | $2,789 | $976 | ||
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY | NY | $2,886 | $1,876 | ||
| Chippewa County Hospital Montevideo, MN | MN | — | $2,922 | $1,900 | |
| South Sunflower County Hospital Indianola, MS | MS | $2,952 | $184,776 | ||
| Memorial Medical Center Port Lavaca, TX | TX | $2,971 | $2,080 | ||
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care) Charlotte, NC | NC | $3,211 | $1,605 | ||
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Thomasville, NC | NC | $3,211 | $1,605 | ||
| Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Winston-Salem, NC | NC | $3,211 | $1,605 | ||
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC | NC | $3,211 | $1,605 | ||
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews, NC | NC | $3,211 | $1,605 | ||
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville, NC | NC | $3,211 | $1,605 | ||
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte, NC | NC | $3,211 | $1,605 | ||
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte, NC | NC | — | $3,211 | $1,605 | |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC | SC | $3,211 | $1,605 | ||
| Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC | SC | $3,211 | $1,605 | ||
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA | MA | $3,307 | $3,307 | ||
| Steele Memorial Medical Center Salmon, ID | ID | $3,338 | $2,504 | ||
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman, WA | WA | $3,346 | $2,844 | ||
| South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS | MS | $3,359 | $1,411 | ||
| Gunnison Valley Health Hospital Gunnison, CO | CO | — | $3,364 | $2,859 | |
| Adventist Health Delano Delano, CA | CA | $3,381 | $676 | ||
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward, NE | NE | $3,405 | $3,405 | ||
| Adams Memorial Hospital Decatur, IN | IN | — | $3,405 | $3,405 | |
| George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS | MS | $3,424 | $2,225 | ||
| Mount Graham Regional Medical Center Safford, AZ | AZ | — | $3,429 | — | |
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO | MO | $3,516 | $1,934 | ||
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO | MO | $3,516 | $1,934 | ||
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville, KY | KY | $3,634 | $1,817 | ||
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Jesup, GA | GA | $3,656 | $2,559 | ||
| Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Honesdale, PA | PA | $3,656 | $2,559 | ||
| Fairchild Medical Center Yreka, CA | CA | $3,672 | $3,672 | ||
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA | VA | $3,703 | $1,481 | ||
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $3,751 | $2,813 | ||
| Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster, WI | WI | — | $3,814 | $2,479 | |
| Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS) Orange City, IA | IA | $3,823 | $3,058 | ||
| Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA | VA | $3,838 | $1,535 | ||
| Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello Montebello, CA | CA | $3,933 | $393,712 | ||
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN | MN | $4,043 | $2,127 | ||
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO | MO | $4,056 | $2,636 | ||
| William Newton Hospital Winfield, KS | KS | $4,105 | $4,105 | ||
| Adventist Health Castle Kailua, HI | HI | $4,123 | $1,319 | ||
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO | MO | $4,142 | $3,313 | ||
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital Winamac, IN | IN | — | $4,199 | $2,939 | |
| Island Hospital Anacortes, WA | WA | $4,275 | $4,275 | ||
| Mcpherson Hospital Mcpherson, KS | KS | $4,316 | $3,194 | ||
| Iberia Medical Center (Acute Care) New Iberia, LA | LA | $4,400 | $2,640 | ||
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee, CA | CA | $4,412 | $4,412 | ||
| Wayne Hospital Greenville, OH | OH | — | $4,416 | $3,312 | |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN | TN | $4,431 | $2,716 | ||
| Hiawatha Community Hospital Hiawatha, KS | KS | $4,446 | $4,446 | ||
| Amberwell Atchison Atchison, KS | KS | — | $4,446 | $4,446 | |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton, NC | NC | $4,465 | $3,125 | ||
| Prairie Lakes Hospital Watertown, SD | SD | $4,473 | — | ||
| Kittitas Valley Healthcare Ellensburg, WA | WA | — | $4,557 | $3,873 | |
| Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson, NC | NC | $4,635 | $1,854 | ||
| Lakewood Health System Staples, MN | MN | — | $4,720 | $2,927 | |
| Decatur County Memorial Hospital Greensburg, IN | IN | $4,728 | $3,546 | ||
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA | PA | $4,798 | $1,919 | ||
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus Johnstown, PA | PA | $4,798 | $1,919 | ||
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA | PA | — | $4,798 | $1,919 | |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA | PA | — | $4,798 | $1,919 | |
| Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Salisbury, NC | NC | $5,020 | $2,510 | ||
| St. Mary's Health Care System Athens, GA | GA | $5,050 | $3,282 | ||
| St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Greensboro, GA | GA | $5,050 | $3,282 | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA | GA | $5,053 | — | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA | GA | $5,053 | — | ||
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville, KY | KY | $5,059 | $2,024 | ||
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA | GA | $5,081 | $3,455 | ||
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend, WA | WA | $5,181 | $4,145 | ||
| Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL | AL | $5,191 | $5,191 | ||
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic, IA | IA | $5,223 | $3,656 | ||
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center Grand Island, NE | NE | $5,259 | — | ||
| Central Montana Medical Center Lewistown, MT | MT | — | $5,263 | $4,474 | |
| Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital Elko, NV | NV | $5,330 | $3,731 | ||
| Perham Health Perham, MN | MN | $5,386 | $3,501 | ||
| St Anthony Regional Hospital Carroll, IA | IA | $5,394 | $5,394 | ||
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA | CA | $5,418 | $9,600 | ||
| MHP Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN | IN | $5,422 | $1,735 | ||
| Woodlawn Hospital Rochester, IN | IN | $5,452 | $4,089 | ||
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario Ontario, OR | OR | $5,463 | $3,551 | ||
| LifeCare Medical Center Roseau, MN | MN | — | $5,474 | $4,817 | |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care) Murray, KY | KY | $5,497 | $3,573 | ||
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet, SC | SC | $5,497 | $3,573 | ||
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming, NM | NM | — | $5,519 | $2,760 | |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski, TN | TN | $5,529 | $1,620 | ||
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI | MI | $5,552 | $2,776 |