Surgery and procedures CPT 59400 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — inpatient

In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care as an inpatient: from $4,574.70 to $7,038.00, with a median of $4,574.70. The lowest listed price is at NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 59400, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4,574.70NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital
Median$4,574.70half pay less
Highest$7,038.00in this market
Difference1.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.

median
Lowest $4,574.70Highest $7,038.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital lowest Evanson, IL Dr/or/Ldr Vaginal-1st Hr $4,574.70 $7,038.00 35%
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NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Dr/or/Ldr Vaginal-1st Hr $4,574.70 $7,038.00 35%
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NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Dr/or/Ldr Vaginal-1st Hr $4,574.70 $7,038.00 35%
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NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Dr/or/Ldr Vaginal-1st Hr $4,574.70 $7,038.00 35%
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Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL HB DR/OR/LDR VAGINAL-1ST HR $7,038.00 $7,038.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL HB DR/OR/LDR VAGINAL-1ST HR $7,038.00 $7,038.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Evanston, IL HB DR/OR/LDR VAGINAL-1ST HR $7,038.00 $7,038.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4,574.70, median $4,574.70, highest $7,038.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $4,574.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is a 'global' maternity code for routine care during pregnancy, a vaginal delivery and care after birth. It is billed by the doctor or midwife and covers routine prenatal visits, the delivery itself, and routine postpartum visits.

What the price covers

It covers the delivering clinician's services. The hospital's labor and delivery stay, anesthesia (such as an epidural), lab tests, ultrasounds and the newborn's care are billed separately.