Vaginal Delivery Cost in Connecticut — 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
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Torrington, CT
Gross charge $14,198 - 2
Midstate Medical Center
Meriden, CT
Gross charge $15,293 - 3
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
New Britain, CT
Gross charge $15,598 - 4
William W Backus Hospital
Norwich, CT
Gross charge $16,416 - 5
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Gross charge $17,377 - 6
St Vincent's Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bridgeport, CT
Gross charge $17,943 - 7
Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport, CT
Gross charge $23,243Cash pay $11,854 - 8
Saint Francis Hospital
Hartford, CT
Gross charge $24,158Cash pay $13,287 - 9
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Stafford Springs, CT
Gross charge $24,158Cash pay $13,287 - 10
Saint Mary's Hospital
Waterbury, CT
Gross charge $24,158Cash pay $13,287 - 11
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, CT
Gross charge $25,016Cash pay $13,008 - 12
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
New London, CT
Gross charge $25,016Cash pay $9,006 - 13
Yale New Haven Hospital (Acute Care — New Haven)
New Haven, CT
Gross charge $27,312Cash pay $16,114 - 14
Bristol Hospital
Bristol, CT
Gross charge — - 15
John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut
Farmington, CT
Gross charge — - 16
Middlesex Hospital
Middletown, CT
Gross charge —
13 Connecticut hospitals publish gross charges for vaginal delivery (DRG 807). Prices range from $14,198 to $27,312 — roughly $13,114 apart. The cheapest is Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington; the most expensive is Yale New Haven Hospital (Acute Care — New Haven) in New Haven. The state average sits at $20,760.
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 Connecticut, 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.
9 of the 13 ranked hospitals are teaching hospitals — academic medical centers that train medical residents. They tend to take higher-acuity patients than community hospitals, which often pushes both their CMS star ratings down and their gross charges up. For complex or rare presentations a teaching hospital may genuinely be the better clinical choice even at the higher price. For a routine case, a high-rated community hospital can deliver equivalent outcomes for less.