Vaginal Delivery Cost in Florida — Compare All Hospitals
Vaginal delivery without sterilization, dilatation, or curettage — the most common inpatient procedure in the United States.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for vaginal delivery. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 1–2 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Labor and delivery room
- Nursing and routine medications during labor and recovery
- Postpartum mother and baby room
- Routine newborn care (Apgar, vitamin K, eye prophylaxis, hearing screen)
- Standard lab work for mother and baby
Usually billed separately
- Obstetrician, midwife, and any anesthesiologist (epidural) professional fees
- Neonatologist or pediatrician fees
- Lactation consultant (sometimes included, sometimes not)
- Postpartum follow-up visits
- Circumcision (often a separate facility fee)
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does vaginal delivery best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
Communication during labor, nursing responsiveness, and discharge planning shape the whole birth experience.
Birthing-Friendly Hospital designation
CMS marks hospitals committed to evidence-based maternal care and support of physiologic birth.
C-Section Rate (NTSV)
For low-risk first-time mothers, an unusually high C-section rate may signal a hospital quick to escalate to surgical delivery.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For vaginal delivery, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For high-risk pregnancies (multiples, prior C-section, preeclampsia, diabetes), a hospital with a Level III or IV NICU is generally the safer setting regardless of price.
- For a specific birth plan (water birth, midwife-led, doula support), matching the hospital's protocols and amenities is usually more important than the price gap.
- When an obstetrician only delivers at certain hospitals, provider continuity usually matters more than price differences across facilities.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Are both my obstetrician and the anesthesiologist (if I want an epidural) in-network?
- Is the pediatrician/neonatologist who will see my baby in-network?
- Is there a separate facility fee for the labor room versus the postpartum room?
- Does this estimate include a lactation consultant visit?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center
Lakeland, FL
Gross charge $11,070 - 2
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Tallahassee, FL
Gross charge $20,301Cash pay $14,211 - 3
Jackson Health System
Miami, FL
Gross charge $23,007 - 4
Lee Memorial Hospital
Fort Myers, FL
Gross charge $25,787Cash pay $5,157 - 5
Cape Coral Hospital
Cape Coral, FL
Gross charge $25,787Cash pay $5,157 - 6
Baptist Health South Miami Hospital
Miami, FL
Gross charge $34,802Cash pay $22,621 - 7
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, FL
Gross charge $34,802Cash pay $22,621 - 8
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami, FL
Gross charge $34,802Cash pay $22,621 - 9
Halifax Health Medical Center
Daytona Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 10
Holmes Regional Medical Center
Melbourne, FL
Gross charge — - 11
HCA Florida Citrus Hospital
Inverness, FL
Gross charge — - 12
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
Pensacola, FL
Gross charge — - 13
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay
Panama City, FL
Gross charge — - 14
Parrish Medical Center
Titusville, FL
Gross charge — - 15
North Shore Medical Center
Miami, FL
Gross charge — - 16
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc
Miami Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 17
Broward Health Medical Center
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Gross charge — - 18
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside
Jacksonville, FL
Gross charge — - 19
Mease Dunedin Hospital
Dunedin, FL
Gross charge — - 20
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital
Stuart, FL
Gross charge — - 21
HCA Florida Highlands Hospital
Sebring, FL
Gross charge — - 22
Winter Haven Hospital
Winter Haven, FL
Gross charge — - 23
Hialeah Hospital
Hialeah, FL
Gross charge — - 24
HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital
Niceville, FL
Gross charge — - 25
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
New Port Richey, FL
Gross charge — - 26
St. Anthony's Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL
Gross charge — - 27
St Josephs Hospital
Tampa, FL
Gross charge — - 28
AdventHealth Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte, FL
Gross charge — - 29
HCA Florida Jfk Hospital (Acute Care)
Atlantis, FL
Gross charge — - 30
Broward Health North
Deerfield Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 31
Baptist Hospital
Pensacola, FL
Gross charge — - 32
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital
Kissimmee, FL
Gross charge — - 33
Bartow Regional Medical Center
Bartow, FL
Gross charge — - 34
North Okaloosa Medical Center
Crestview, FL
Gross charge — - 35
Santa Rosa Medical Center
Milton, FL
Gross charge — - 36
Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, FL
Gross charge — - 37
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital (Acute Care)
Aventura, FL
Gross charge — - 38
South Florida Baptist Hospital
Plant City, FL
Gross charge — - 39
Lower Keys Medical Center
Key West, FL
Gross charge — - 40
HCA Florida Lake City Hospital
Lake City, FL
Gross charge — - 41
HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital
Sarasota, FL
Gross charge — - 42
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital
Plantation, FL
Gross charge — - 43
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Gross charge — - 44
Cape Canaveral Hospital
Cocoa Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 45
HCA Florida Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, FL
Gross charge — - 46
HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL
Gross charge — - 47
Coral Gables Hospital
Coral Gables, FL
Gross charge — - 48
Palmetto General Hospital
Hialeah, FL
Gross charge — - 49
HCA Florida Northwest Hospital
Margate, FL
Gross charge — - 50
HCA Florida Trinity Hospital
Trinity, FL
Gross charge — - 51
Broward Health Imperial Point
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Gross charge — - 52
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital
Gainesville, FL
Gross charge — - 53
HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital
Tampa, FL
Gross charge — - 54
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
Miami, FL
Gross charge — - 55
HCA Florida Blake Hospital
Bradenton, FL
Gross charge — - 56
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health
Fort Myers, FL
Gross charge — - 57
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 58
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL
Gross charge — - 59
HCA Florida West Hospital
Pensacola, FL
Gross charge — - 60
HCA Florida Putnam Hospital
Palatka, FL
Gross charge — - 61
HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital
Port Charlotte, FL
Gross charge — - 62
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital (Acute Care)
Panama City, FL
Gross charge — - 63
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital (Acute Care)
Brandon, FL
Gross charge — - 64
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital
Fort Pierce, FL
Gross charge — - 65
HCA Florida Largo Hospital
Largo, FL
Gross charge — - 66
HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital
Okeechobee, FL
Gross charge — - 67
HCA Florida Capital Hospital (Acute Care)
Tallahassee, FL
Gross charge — - 68Gross charge —
- 69
Delray Medical Center (Acute Care)
Delray Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 70
HCA Florida South Shore Hospital
Sun City Center, FL
Gross charge — - 71
HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital
Brooksville, FL
Gross charge — - 72
Mease Countryside Hospital
Safety Harbor, FL
Gross charge — - 73
Gulf Breeze Hospital
Gulf Breeze, FL
Gross charge — - 74
HCA Florida Englewood Hospital
Englewood, FL
Gross charge — - 75
West Boca Medical Center
Boca Raton, FL
Gross charge — - 76
HCA Florida Palms West Hospital
Loxahatchee, FL
Gross charge — - 77
Broward Health Coral Springs
Coral Springs, FL
Gross charge — - 78
Good Samaritan Medical Center
West Palm Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 79
St. Mary's Medical Center
West Palm Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 80
Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast
Miramar Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 81
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital
Jacksonville, FL
Gross charge — - 82
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf
Port Saint Joe, FL
Gross charge — - 83
HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital
Kissimmee, FL
Gross charge — - 84
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County
Middleburg, FL
Gross charge — - 85
Oviedo Medical Center
Oviedo, FL
Gross charge — - 86
UCF Lake Nona Hospital
Orlando, FL
Gross charge — - 87
HCA Florida University Hospital
Davie, FL
Gross charge — - 88
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County
St. Johns, FL
Gross charge — - 89
BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel
Wesley Chapel, FL
Gross charge — - 90
North Walton Doctors Hospital
Defuniak Springs, FL
Gross charge — - 91
W Palm Beach VA Medical Center
West Palm Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 92
Shands Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Gross charge — - 93
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando, FL
Gross charge — - 94
Naples Community Hospital
Naples, FL
Gross charge — - 95
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Gross charge — - 96
UF Health Flagler Hospital
Saint Augustine, FL
Gross charge — - 97
Uf Health Shands Hospital
Gainesville, FL
Gross charge — - 98
Baptist Medical Center Beaches
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 99
Lakeside Medical Center
Belle Glade, FL
Gross charge — - 100
Baptist Medical Center - Nassau
Fernandina Beach, FL
Gross charge — - 101
Palm Bay Hospital
Palm Bay, FL
Gross charge — - 102
Sarasota Memorial Hospital – Venice
North Venice, FL
Gross charge — - 103
AdventHealth Riverview
Riverview, FL
Gross charge — - 104
Physicians Regional - Pine Ridge
Naples, FL
Gross charge — - 105
Health First's Viera Hospital
Melbourne, FL
Gross charge — - 106Gross charge —
- 107
HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital
Lehigh Acres, FL
Gross charge —
8 Florida hospitals list a gross charge for vaginal delivery under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $11,070 to $34,802. The cheapest is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland; the most expensive is Baptist Hospital of Miami in Miami. The state average sits at $26,295.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists vaginal delivery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
For vaginal delivery in Florida, the price below is each hospital's gross charge for the facility portion of delivery — your actual out-of-pocket depends on insurance, length of stay, complications, and whether the obstetrician bills separately. Click any hospital name for its full maternity profile, including CMS star rating, patient-experience scores, and (where designated) the CMS Birthing-Friendly Hospital marker — a useful signal of maternity-care quality.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Florida hospitals missing from the list either don't perform vaginal delivery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 807 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.