Vaginal Delivery Cost in North Carolina — 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
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $5,960 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $6,721Cash pay $4,705 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $8,895Cash pay $2,402 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $9,322Cash pay $2,517 - 5
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $9,758Cash pay $3,903 - 6
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $12,560Cash pay $6,280 - 7
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $14,687Cash pay $8,812 - 8
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $14,687Cash pay $8,812 - 9
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $19,710Cash pay $9,855 - 10
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $19,710Cash pay $9,855 - 11
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $19,710Cash pay $9,855 - 12
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $19,710Cash pay $9,855 - 13
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $19,710Cash pay $9,855 - 14
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $19,710Cash pay $9,855 - 15
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $19,710Cash pay $9,855 - 16
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $19,710Cash pay $9,855 - 17
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $22,756Cash pay $10,240 - 18
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $23,704Cash pay $9,482 - 19
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $24,654Cash pay $9,862 - 20
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $24,813Cash pay $9,925 - 21
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $25,713Cash pay $10,285 - 22
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $39,848Cash pay $15,939 - 23
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $42,981Cash pay $17,192 - 24
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,757 - 26
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 27
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 30Gross charge —
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Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 32
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,757 - 33
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,757 - 34
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,757 - 35
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 36
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,757 - 37
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 38
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,757 - 39
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,757 - 40
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,757 - 41Gross charge —
- 42
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
23 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for vaginal delivery (DRG 807). Prices range from $5,960 to $42,981 — roughly $37,021 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $19,336.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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 North Carolina, 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. North Carolina 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.