Vaginal birth cost in Oregon
In Oregon, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care: from $3,939.00 to $6,990.75, with a median of $6,990.75. The lowest price is at Blue Mountain Hospital (John Day). The highest price is 1.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,990.75, is 83% above the US median of $3,815.00.
- Oregon ranks 16th of 16 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Oregon law (ORS 442.614) requires nonprofit hospitals to cut what patients owe for medically necessary care by 100% for household income up to 200% of the federal poverty level, and by at least 75%, 50% or 25% up to 400%. Ask the hospital for its financial assistance 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 Sep 23, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,939.00Blue Mountain Hospital
Median$6,990.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,990.75in Oregon
Lowest saves$3,051.75vs the median
Hospitals in Oregon, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Hospital lowest John Day · John Day, OR Vaginal delivery with care before and after delivery | $3,939.00 | $5,252.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health District Lakeview · Lakeview, OR Vaginal delivery with care before and after delivery | $4,108.05 | $4,833.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River · Hood River, OR HC PR 59400 OB CARE ANTEPARTUM VAG DLVR & POSTPARTUM | $6,990.75 | $9,321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC PR 59400 TOTAL OB/VAGINAL DELIVERY/PP CARE | $6,990.75 | $9,321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC PR 59400 TOTAL OB/VAGINAL DELIVERY/PP CARE | $6,990.75 | $9,321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC PR 59400 TOTAL OB/VAGINAL DELIVERY/PP CARE | $6,990.75 | $9,321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside · Astoria, OR HC PR 59400 TOTAL OB/VAGINAL DELIVERY/PP CARE | $6,990.75 | $9,321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC PR 59400 TOTAL OB/VAGINAL DELIVERY/PP CARE | $6,990.75 | $9,321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC PR 59400 TOTAL OB/VAGINAL DELIVERY/PP CARE | $6,990.75 | $9,321.00 | Apr 1, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 5 | $6,990.75 | $6,990.75 |
| Astoria, OR | 1 | $6,990.75 | $6,990.75 |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $6,990.75 | $6,990.75 |
| John Day, OR | 1 | $3,939.00 | $3,939.00 |
| Lakeview, OR | 1 | $4,108.05 | $4,108.05 |
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
- Illinois$4,634.45
- 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
- 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.