VBAC delivery cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care: from $2,300.00 to $5,109.35, with a median of $2,939.84. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton (St. Johns) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 2.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,939.84, is 43% below the US median of $5,143.88.
- Michigan has the lowest median of 9 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 59610. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,300.00University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton + 2 more
Median$2,939.84half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,109.35in Michigan
Lowest saves$639.84vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR ROUTINE OB CARE VAG DLVRY & POSTPARTUM CARE VB | $2,300.00 | $4,600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR ROUTINE OB CARE VAG DLVRY & POSTPARTUM CARE VB | $2,300.00 | $4,600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI PR ROUTINE OB CARE VAG DLVRY & POSTPARTUM CARE VB | $2,300.00 | $4,600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI VBAC DELIVERY | $3,579.68 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI VBAC DELIVERY | $3,579.68 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI Vbac Delivery 59610 | $5,109.35 | $6,011.00 | Apr 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 2 | $3,579.68 | $3,579.68 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $2,300.00 | $2,300.00 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $5,109.35 | $5,109.35 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $2,300.00 | $2,300.00 |
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 VBAC delivery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: VBAC delivery explained.
Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care in other states
- Alabama$4,098.00, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$5,056.23, 1 hospital
- California$1,852.17, 2 hospitals
- Georgia$12,187.00
- Idaho$4,952.00, 1 hospital
- Illinois$4,713.45
- Iowa$5,650.50, 2 hospitals
- Kansas$2,562.98, 2 hospitals
- Maine$13,826.00, 1 hospital
- Minnesota$3,804.00
- Missouri$2,734.30, 2 hospitals
- Montana$5,215.59, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$5,279.25, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,810.20, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,224.50
- New Mexico$3,147.25, 2 hospitals
- New York$6,661.94
- North Carolina$3,300.00, 1 hospital
- North Dakota$7,285.20, 1 hospital
- Ohio$4,920.00, 3 hospitals
- Oklahoma$1,509.20, 1 hospital
- Pennsylvania$7,542.15
- South Carolina$4,398.85, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$5,745.00, 1 hospital
- Texas$7,970.66
- Utah$2,751.71, 1 hospital
- Vermont$3,129.75, 1 hospital
- Washington$4,453.68, 2 hospitals
- West Virginia$6,086.00, 1 hospital
- Wisconsin$5,143.88
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.