Cash prices Illinois Outpatient

Pregnancy and birth cost in Illinois without insurance

In Illinois, the median cash price for Vaginal birth is $4,634.45 across 12 hospitals, from $1,076.69 to $11,201.00. The lowest is at Morris Hospital (Morris). The US median is $3,815.00.

Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.

Pregnancy care is billed in several parts: the delivering clinician's global fee (59400 for a vaginal birth, 59510 for a cesarean, 59610 for a vaginal birth after cesarean) covers routine prenatal visits, the delivery and postpartum care, while the hospital stay, anesthesia, lab tests, ultrasounds and the newborn's care are billed separately. The most important price fact is that the global fee in the table is not the total cost of having a baby.

Collected Nov 10, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Pregnancy and birth prices in Illinois by type

The state table uses 59400, the global fee for a vaginal delivery. Ultrasounds are priced per exam (76801 first trimester, 76805 standard later scan, 76811 detailed anatomy scan, 76817 transvaginal), and prenatal blood work includes the obstetric panel (80055) and cell-free DNA screening (NIPT, 81420).

Procedure	Hospitals	Range	Median	US median
First-trimester ultrasound Pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby · code 76801	109	$111.00–$1,900.39	$667.70	$482.45
Pregnancy ultrasound Pregnancy ultrasound after 14 weeks, one baby · code 76805	110	$111.00–$1,995.00	$735.04	$549.30
Detailed fetal anatomy scan Detailed fetal anatomy ultrasound, through the belly, one baby · code 76811	82	$139.17–$3,696.00	$980.00	$660.10
Transvaginal OB ultrasound Transvaginal ultrasound during pregnancy · code 76817	110	$90.35–$1,901.00	$530.00	$441.00
NIPT prenatal DNA test Prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) · code 81420	60	$400.00–$3,188.00	$879.90	$1,043.03
Prenatal blood panel Obstetric blood test panel · code 80055	49	$41.75–$1,060.00	$210.50	$196.08
Vaginal birth Vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care · code 59400	12	$1,076.69–$11,201.00	$4,634.45	$3,815.00
C-section Cesarean delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care · code 59510	8	$1,194.58–$12,458.00	$5,124.90	$4,490.98
VBAC delivery Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care · code 59610	6	$1,039.39–$11,819.00	$4,713.45	$5,143.88
Limited pregnancy ultrasound Pregnancy ultrasound, limited (heartbeat, position, fluid) · code 76815	109	$111.00–$1,679.00	$525.00	$383.00
1-hour glucose test Glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink) · code 82950	103	$5.50–$270.29	$57.60	$42.35
Glucose tolerance test Glucose tolerance test, 3 samples · code 82951	114	$11.25–$452.00	$130.08	$87.78

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Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More

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Outpatient cash prices in Illinois. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

Lowest Vaginal birth prices in Illinois

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Paying cash: what to do

Ask the hospital whether it offers a self-pay maternity package for the delivery stay, and what it excludes, such as an epidural, a cesarean or newborn care.
Apply for Medicaid as soon as you know you are pregnant; pregnancy coverage often has higher income limits than other adult coverage, and it can sometimes start retroactively.
Ask both the clinician and the hospital for a Good Faith Estimate that lists the expected codes for delivery, anesthesia and newborn care.