DRG 807 · Maternity

Vaginal Delivery Cost in Mississippi — Compare All Hospitals

Vaginal delivery without sterilization, dilatation, or curettage — the most common inpatient procedure in the United States.

State average
$10,764
gross charge · DRG 807
Hospitals
8
with published pricing
Price range
$4,376 – $23,013
low to high
Lowest $4,376 Highest $23,013

8 Mississippi hospitals publish gross charges for vaginal delivery (DRG 807). Prices range from $4,376 to $23,013 — roughly $18,638 apart. The cheapest is South Central Reg Medical Center in Laurel; the most expensive is Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital in Olive Branch. The state average sits at $10,764.

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 Mississippi, 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. Mississippi 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.

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.

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:

Data notes for Mississippi

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    South Central Reg Medical Center

    Laurel, MS

    Gross charge $4,376
    Cash pay $1,838
  2. 2
    Gross charge $5,212
    Cash pay $326,265
  3. 3

    Wayne General Hospital

    Waynesboro, MS

    Gross charge $6,675
  4. 4

    Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center

    Mccomb, MS

    Gross charge $7,665
    Cash pay $4,599
  5. 5

    Lawrence County Hospital

    Monticello, MS

    Gross charge $7,665
    Cash pay $4,599
  6. 6
    Gross charge $12,047
    Cash pay $7,831
  7. 7

    University of Mississippi Med Center

    Jackson, MS

    Gross charge $19,458
    Cash pay $7,783
  8. 8

    Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital

    Olive Branch, MS

    Gross charge $23,013
    Cash pay $5,063
  9. 9

    Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County

    New Albany, MS

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  10. 10

    Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

    Gulfport, MS

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  11. 11
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  12. 12

    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville

    Booneville, MS

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  13. 13
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  14. 14

    Bmh-Golden Triangle

    Columbus, MS

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  15. 15

    Mississippi Baptist Medical Center

    Jackson, MS

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  16. 16

    Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center

    Meridian, MS

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  17. 17

    Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto

    Southaven, MS

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  18. 18
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  19. 19

    Baptist Medical Center Leake

    Carthage, MS

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  20. 20

    Bmh-Calhoun

    Calhoun City, MS

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  21. 21
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