Vaginal Delivery Cost in Michigan — 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
Mclaren Port Huron
Port Huron, MI
Gross charge $8,239Cash pay $4,120 - 2
Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital
Marquette, MI
Gross charge $10,513Cash pay $6,308 - 3
Up Health System Portage
Hancock, MI
Gross charge $10,513Cash pay $6,308 - 4
Bell Hospital
Ishpeming, MI
Gross charge $10,513Cash pay $6,308 - 5
Holland Hospital
Holland, MI
Gross charge $12,415Cash pay $7,449 - 6
McLaren Bay Region
Bay City, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 7
Mclaren Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 8
Mclaren Northern Michigan (Acute Care)
Petoskey, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 9
Mclaren Flint
Flint, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 10
McLaren Greater Lansing
Lansing, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 11
McLaren Lapeer Region
Lapeer, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 12
McLaren Oakland
Pontiac, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 13
Karmanos Cancer Center
Detroit, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 14
McLaren Caro Region
Caro, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 15
McLaren Thumb Region
Bad Axe, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 16
Mclaren Macomb (Acute Care)
Mount Clemens, MI
Gross charge $13,363Cash pay $6,682 - 17
Hurley Medical Center (Acute Care)
Flint, MI
Gross charge $17,618 - 18
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson
Carson City, MI
Gross charge $18,970Cash pay $4,743 - 19
Edward W Sparrow Hospital
Lansing, MI
Gross charge $18,970Cash pay $4,743 - 20
University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton
Saint Johns, MI
Gross charge $18,970Cash pay $4,743 - 21
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton
Charlotte, MI
Gross charge $18,970Cash pay $4,743 - 22
Sparrow Ionia Hospital
Ionia, MI
Gross charge $18,970Cash pay $4,743 - 23
University of Michigan Health-West
Wyoming, MI
Gross charge $53,722Cash pay $21,489 - 24
Ascension Providence Hospital - Southfield and Novi Campuses
Southfield, MI
Gross charge — - 25
MyMichigan Medical Center Alma
Alma, MI
Gross charge — - 26
Lake Huron Medical Center (Acute Care)
Port Huron, MI
Gross charge —Cash pay $6,481 - 27Gross charge —
- 28
Hillsdale Hospital
Hillsdale, MI
Gross charge — - 29
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Gross charge — - 30
Covenant Medical Center
Saginaw, MI
Gross charge — - 31
Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw
Saginaw, MI
Gross charge — - 32
MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch
West Branch, MI
Gross charge — - 33
Borgess Medical Center (Acute Care)
Kalamazoo, MI
Gross charge — - 34
Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI
Gross charge — - 35
Henry Ford St. John Hospital
Detroit, MI
Gross charge — - 36
MyMichigan Medical Center Clare
Clare, MI
Gross charge — - 37
Henry Ford Hospital (Warren)
Warren, MI
Gross charge — - 38
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital
Grand Blanc, MI
Gross charge — - 39
MyMichigan Medical Center Midland
Midland, MI
Gross charge — - 40
Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital
Sault Ste Marie, MI
Gross charge — - 41
Ascension River District Hospital
East China, MI
Gross charge — - 42
Ascension Rochester main entrance
Rochester, MI
Gross charge — - 43
DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital
Detroit, MI
Gross charge — - 44
Allergy Clinic | Brighton Center for Specialty Care
Brighton, MI
Gross charge — - 45
Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital
Standish, MI
Gross charge — - 46
Ascension Borgess - Lee Hospital
Dowagiac, MI
Gross charge — - 47
MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin
Gladwin, MI
Gross charge — - 48
Beacon Allegan
Allegan, MI
Gross charge — - 49
Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital
Zeeland, MI
Gross charge — - 50
Tawas St Joseph Hospital
Tawas City, MI
Gross charge — - 51
Corewell Health Ludington Hospital
Ludington, MI
Gross charge — - 52
Memorial Healthcare
Owosso, MI
Gross charge — - 53
Corewell Health Wayne Hospital
Wayne, MI
Gross charge — - 54
Corewell Health Trenton Hospital
Trenton, MI
Gross charge — - 55
Corewell Health Gerber Hospital
Fremont, MI
Gross charge — - 56
Corewell Health Pennock Hospital
Hastings, MI
Gross charge — - 57
Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital
Grayling, MI
Gross charge — - 58
Cadillac Hospital
Cadillac, MI
Gross charge — - 59
Munson Medical Center
Traverse City, MI
Gross charge — - 60
Otsego Memorial Hospital
Gaylord, MI
Gross charge — - 61
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital
Manistee, MI
Gross charge — - 62
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital
Frankfort, MI
Gross charge — - 63
Charlevoix Hospital
Charlevoix, MI
Gross charge — - 64
Three Rivers Health
Three Rivers, MI
Gross charge —
Michigan hospitals price vaginal delivery (Medicare DRG 807) anywhere from $8,239 to $53,722 — a $45,483 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Mclaren Port Huron in Port Huron; the most expensive is University of Michigan Health-West in Wyoming. The state average sits at $15,886.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. 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 Michigan, 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. Michigan 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.