Vaginal birth cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care: from $1,076.69 to $11,201.00, with a median of $4,634.45. The lowest price is at Morris Hospital (Morris). The highest price is 10.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,634.45, is 21% above the US median of $3,815.00.
- Illinois ranks 12th of 16 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 59400. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,076.69Morris Hospital
Median$4,634.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,201.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$3,557.76vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital lowest Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Vaginal delivery with care before and after delivery | $1,076.69 | $4,475.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN RTNE OB CARE INC ANTE VAG DEL & POST | $1,657.04 | $2,071.30 | Dec 26, 2025 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Vaginal delivery with care before and after delivery | $2,249.39 | $8,033.55 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Vaginal delivery with care before and after delivery | $4,338.40 | $5,423.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dr/or/Ldr Vaginal-1st Hr | $4,574.70 | $7,038.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dr/or/Ldr Vaginal-1st Hr | $4,574.70 | $7,038.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-OBSTETRICAL CARE | $4,694.20 | $6,706.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL OBSTETRICAL CARE | $6,289.00 | $6,289.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB DR/OR/LDR VAGINAL-1ST HR | $7,038.00 | $7,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB DR/OR/LDR VAGINAL-1ST HR | $7,038.00 | $7,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB DR/OR/LDR VAGINAL-1ST HR | $7,038.00 | $7,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL OB Care Antepartum Vag Dlvr & Postpartum | $11,201.00 | $11,201.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 9 | $1,076.69 | $4,574.70 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $6,289.00 | $6,289.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $4,338.40 | $4,338.40 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $11,201.00 | $11,201.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What vaginal birth is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Vaginal birth explained.
Vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care in other states
- Alabama$2,135.87, 1 hospital
- Alaska$2,017.19, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$3,111.70, 4 hospitals
- California$2,817.00
- Connecticut$1,367.19, 1 hospital
- Georgia$3,092.50, 2 hospitals
- Hawaii$3,793.35, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$4,565.10, 2 hospitals
- Indiana$2,195.45, 1 hospital
- Iowa$4,099.00
- Kansas$3,894.23
- Kentucky$483.12, 1 hospital
- Louisiana$2,039.82, 2 hospitals
- Maine$9,705.13, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$3,468.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,793.00
- Michigan$3,283.20
- Minnesota$3,167.78
- Mississippi$490.82, 1 hospital
- Missouri$2,808.80, 4 hospitals
- Montana$4,818.35, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$4,542.50
- New Hampshire$2,705.65, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,339.00
- New Mexico$2,976.50, 3 hospitals
- New York$3,150.00
- Ohio$4,209.60
- Oklahoma$2,278.00, 1 hospital
- Oregon$6,990.75
- Pennsylvania$3,815.00
- South Carolina$1,879.00, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$5,606.00, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$490.82
- Texas$2,680.40
- Utah$2,641.91, 1 hospital
- Vermont$2,985.75, 1 hospital
- Washington$4,798.79
- West Virginia$3,770.00, 2 hospitals
- Wisconsin$4,589.60, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.