Vaginal Delivery Cost in Wisconsin — 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
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster, WI
Gross charge $11,018Cash pay $7,162 - 2
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Tomah, WI
Gross charge $12,507Cash pay $7,191 - 3
Amery Hospital & Clinic
Amery, WI
Gross charge $12,998Cash pay $9,779 - 4
Hudson Hospital
Hudson, WI
Gross charge $12,998Cash pay $9,779 - 5
Westfields Hospital and Clinic
New Richmond, WI
Gross charge $12,998Cash pay $9,779 - 6
Crossing Rivers Health
Prairie Du Chien, WI
Gross charge $20,800 - 7
Mayo Clinic Health System - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
Gross charge — - 8
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Hospital
Appleton, WI
Gross charge — - 9
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake
Rice Lake, WI
Gross charge — - 10
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
Rhinelander, WI
Gross charge — - 11
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County
Two Rivers, WI
Gross charge — - 12
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County
Sheboygan, WI
Gross charge — - 13
Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield
Marshfield, WI
Gross charge — - 14
Aurora Medical Center Washington County
Hartford, WI
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- 16
Aurora Medical Center Burlington
Burlington, WI
Gross charge — - 17
Froedtert West Bend Hospital
West Bend, WI
Gross charge — - 18
Mercy Health System Corp
Janesville, WI
Gross charge — - 19
Fort Memorial Hospital
Fort Atkinson, WI
Gross charge — - 20
Ascension St. Francis Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge — - 21
Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Madison, WI
Gross charge — - 22
Sauk Prairie Hospital
Prairie Du Sac, WI
Gross charge — - 23Gross charge —
- 24
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
Elkhorn, WI
Gross charge — - 25
Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital
Manitowoc, WI
Gross charge — - 26
Mile Bluff Medical Center
Mauston, WI
Gross charge — - 27
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area
Marinette, WI
Gross charge — - 28
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge — - 29
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge — - 30
Aurora West Allis Medical Center
West Allis, WI
Gross charge — - 31
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge — - 32
Aurora Medical Center - Kenosha
Kenosha, WI
Gross charge — - 33
Aurora Baycare Medical Center
Green Bay, WI
Gross charge — - 34
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin
Glendale, WI
Gross charge — - 35
Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
Gross charge — - 36
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston
Weston, WI
Gross charge — - 37
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
Franklin, WI
Gross charge — - 38
Aurora Medical Center Summit
Summit, WI
Gross charge — - 39
Aurora Medical Center Grafton
Grafton, WI
Gross charge — - 40
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
Gross charge — - 41
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua
Minocqua, WI
Gross charge — - 42
Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin
New Berlin, WI
Gross charge — - 43
Ascension Wisconsin Hospital - Menomonee Falls
Menomonee Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 44
Marshfield Medical Center - Stevens Point Campus
Stevens Point, WI
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- 47
Ascension Calumet Hospital
Chilton, WI
Gross charge — - 48
Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville
Neillsville, WI
Gross charge — - 49
Flambeau Hospital
Park Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 50
Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith
Ladysmith, WI
Gross charge — - 51
Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital-Superior
Superior, WI
Gross charge — - 52
Black River Memorial Hospital
Black River Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 53
Richland Hospital
Richland Center, WI
Gross charge — - 54
Western Wisconsin Health
Baldwin, WI
Gross charge — - 55
Upland Hills Health Hospital & Clinics
Dodgeville, WI
Gross charge — - 56
Southwest Health Center
Platteville, WI
Gross charge —
6 Wisconsin hospitals publish gross charges for vaginal delivery (DRG 807). Prices range from $11,018 to $20,800 — roughly $9,782 apart. The cheapest is Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster; the most expensive is Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie Du Chien. The state average sits at $13,887.
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 Wisconsin, 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. Wisconsin 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.