Vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for Vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care: from $2,640.00 to $3,840.75, with a median of $2,939.25. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital Southeast (Cape Girardeau). The highest price is 1.5× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Southeast lowest Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL OB Care Antepartum Vag Dlvr & Postpartum | $2,640.00 | $3,520.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital INC Marshall · Marshall, MO Vaginal delivery with care before and after delivery | $2,758.65 | $3,448.31 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry · St. Louis, MO-IL OB Care Antepartum Vag Dlvr & Postpartum | $2,939.25 | $3,919.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL OB Care Antepartum Vag Dlvr & Postpartum | $2,939.25 | $3,919.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO OB Care Antepartum Vag Dlvr & Postpartum | $3,840.75 | $5,121.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2 | $2,939.25 | $2,939.25 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $2,640.00 | $2,640.00 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $2,758.65 | $2,758.65 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $3,840.75 | $3,840.75 |
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.
Vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care in other states
- Alaska$7,310.67
- Arizona$3,716.70
- California$3,220.00
- Connecticut$5,277.00
- Delaware$5,277.00
- Florida$7,067.00
- Idaho$5,277.00
- Illinois$4,574.70
- Indiana$2,345.00
- Iowa$4,552.00
- Kentucky$2,345.00
- Maine$3,016.68
- Maryland$4,097.50
- Massachusetts$5,511.16
- Michigan$3,808.80
- Minnesota$5,754.27
- Mississippi$490.82
- Montana$4,476.40
- Nebraska$2,743.00
- Nevada$7,308.00
- New Hampshire$2,404.98
- New Jersey$24,037.85
- New York$4,665.94
- Ohio$5,593.08
- Oregon$5,668.80
- Pennsylvania$3,815.00
- Tennessee$1,777.38
- Texas$2,680.40
- Vermont$3,184.80
- Washington$5,452.93
- West Virginia$2,615.00
- Wisconsin$4,890.60
- Wyoming$4,184.59
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.