Vaginal Delivery Cost in Arizona — 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
Mount Graham Regional Medical Center
Safford, AZ
Gross charge $16,372 - 2
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center
Globe, AZ
Gross charge $17,999 - 3
Havasu Regional Medical Center
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Gross charge $21,486Cash pay $12,892 - 4
Kingman Regional Hospital
Kingman, AZ
Gross charge $22,208Cash pay $7,773 - 5
Canyon Vista Medical Center (Acute Care)
Sierra Vista, AZ
Gross charge $23,341Cash pay $9,336 - 6
Valley View Medical Center (Acute Care — Fort Mohave)
Fort Mohave, AZ
Gross charge $40,649Cash pay $24,390 - 7
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403 - 8
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge — - 9
Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital (Acute Care)
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge — - 10
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge — - 11
Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Prescott, AZ
Gross charge — - 12
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma, AZ
Gross charge — - 13Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403
- 14
Valleywise Health Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 15Gross charge —
- 16
Abrazo Central Campus
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 17
Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center
Chandler, AZ
Gross charge — - 18
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City
Sun City, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403 - 19Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403
- 20
Banner Desert Medical Center
Mesa, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403 - 21
Abrazo Scottsdale Campus
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 22
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
Chinle, AZ
Gross charge — - 23Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403
- 24
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
Glendale, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403 - 25
Banner Del E Webb Medical Center | Sun City West, AZ | Meeker Blvd.
Sun City West, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403 - 26Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403
- 27
Banner - University Medical Center South
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403 - 28Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403
- 29
Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Gilbert, AZ
Gross charge — - 30Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403
- 31
Banner Ironwood Medical Center | Queen Creek, AZ | Gantzel Rd.
Queen Creek, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403 - 32
Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction, AZ | Southern Ave.
Apache Junction, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403 - 33
Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital
Laveen, AZ
Gross charge — - 34Gross charge —
- 35Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403
- 36
Benson Hospital
Benson, AZ
Gross charge — - 37
Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc.
Willcox, AZ
Gross charge — - 38Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403
- 39Gross charge —Cash pay $10,403
6 Arizona hospitals list a gross charge for vaginal delivery under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $16,372 to $40,649. The cheapest is Mount Graham Regional Medical Center in Safford; the most expensive is Valley View Medical Center (Acute Care — Fort Mohave) in Fort Mohave. The state average sits at $23,676.
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 Arizona, 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. Arizona 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.