Vaginal Delivery Cost in Minnesota — 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
LifeCare Medical Center
Roseau, MN
Gross charge $9,531Cash pay $8,387 - 2
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
Gross charge $10,855Cash pay $5,720 - 3
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
Gross charge $10,855Cash pay $5,720 - 4
Perham Health
Perham, MN
Gross charge $11,506Cash pay $7,479 - 5
Chippewa County Hospital
Montevideo, MN
Gross charge $12,551Cash pay $8,158 - 6
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $12,998Cash pay $9,779 - 7
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN
Gross charge $12,998Cash pay $9,779 - 8
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge $12,998Cash pay $9,779 - 9
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN
Gross charge $12,998Cash pay $9,779 - 10
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia, MN
Gross charge $12,998Cash pay $9,779 - 11
Lakewood Health System
Staples, MN
Gross charge $14,927Cash pay $9,255 - 12
Astera Health
Wadena, MN
Gross charge $16,715Cash pay $11,599 - 13
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 14
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 15
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 16
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 17
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 18
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 19Gross charge —
- 20
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge — - 21Gross charge —
- 22
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 23
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 24
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 25
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge — - 26
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge — - 27
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 28
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 29
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 30
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 31Gross charge —
- 32
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 33
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 34
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 35
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 36
St Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls, MN
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12 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for vaginal delivery under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $9,531 to $16,715. The cheapest is LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau; the most expensive is Astera Health in Wadena. The state average sits at $12,661.
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 Minnesota, 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. Minnesota 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.