Vaginal birth cost in Texas
In Texas, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for vaginal delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care: from $512.76 to $13,598.00, with a median of $2,680.40. The lowest price is at University Medical Center El Paso (El Paso) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 26.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,680.40, is 30% below the US median of $3,815.00.
- Texas ranks 2nd of 16 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$512.76University Medical Center El Paso + 1 more
Median$2,680.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13,598.00in Texas
Lowest saves$2,167.64vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso · El Paso, TX DEL VAGINAL W/ANTE/POST CARE | $512.76 | $2,563.81 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso · El Paso, TX DEL VAGINAL W/ANTE/POST CARE | $512.76 | $2,563.81 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa · Pampa, TX VAGINAL DELIVERY | $580.00 | $3,057.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Health Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX OB Care Antepartum Vag Dlvr & Postpartum | $592.59 | $1,481.48 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Dumas · Dumas, TX OB DELIVERY ALS NON EMERGENCY | $838.40 | $1,048.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches, TX Obstetric care, planned vaginal delivery | $1,331.00 | $4,435.00 | — source file |
| Lamb Healthcare Center Littlefield · Littlefield, TX Obstetric care, planned vaginal delivery | $1,400.00 | $3,500.00 | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,680.40 | $4,467.33 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,680.40 | $4,467.33 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,680.40 | $4,467.33 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,680.40 | $4,467.33 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,680.40 | $4,467.33 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,680.40 | $4,467.33 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,680.40 | $4,467.33 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,680.40 | $4,467.33 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,756.98 | $4,594.97 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,756.98 | $4,594.97 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,756.98 | $4,594.97 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,756.98 | $4,594.97 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,756.98 | $4,594.97 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,756.98 | $4,594.97 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC FULL ROUT OBSTE CARE,VAGINAL DELIV | $2,756.98 | $4,594.97 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TX Obstetric care, planned vaginal delivery | $3,218.00 | $4,950.00 | — source file |
| Medical Arts Hospital Lamesa · Lamesa, TX OBSTET CARE W/POST P | $4,820.00 | $4,820.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall · Pearsall, TX Obstetric care, planned vaginal delivery | $5,166.00 | $7,380.00 | — source file |
| Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder · Snyder, TX Obstetric care, planned vaginal delivery | $13,598.00 | $13,598.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $2,756.98 | $2,756.98 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $2,680.40 | $2,680.40 |
| El Paso, TX | 2 | $512.76 | $512.76 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $2,680.40 | $2,680.40 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $2,680.40 | $2,680.40 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1 | $592.59 | $592.59 |
| Dumas, TX | 1 | $838.40 | $838.40 |
| Lamesa, TX | 1 | $4,820.00 | $4,820.00 |
| Littlefield, TX | 1 | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $2,680.40 | $2,680.40 |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $1,331.00 | $1,331.00 |
| Pearsall, TX | 1 | $5,166.00 | $5,166.00 |
| Pampa, TX | 1 | $580.00 | $580.00 |
| Snyder, TX | 1 | $13,598.00 | $13,598.00 |
| Sweetwater, TX | 1 | $3,218.00 | $3,218.00 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $2,680.40 | $2,680.40 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $2,680.40 | $2,680.40 |
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
- 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
- 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.