VBAC delivery cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care: from $2,848.00 to $6,666.00, with a median of $3,804.00. The lowest price is at Community Memorial Hospital (Cloquet). The highest price is 2.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,804.00, is 26% below the US median of $5,143.88.
- Minnesota ranks 2nd of 9 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI FP-VAG DELIVRY,PREVIOUS CESAR | $2,848.00 | $4,450.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Vaginal delivery and care before and after delivery after previous cesarean delivery | $2,898.50 | $4,675.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Vaginal delivery and care before and after delivery after previous cesarean delivery | $3,804.00 | $5,072.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Vaginal delivery and care before and after delivery after previous cesarean delivery | $4,057.95 | $6,243.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Vaginal delivery and care before and after delivery after previous cesarean delivery | $6,666.00 | $7,575.00 | Aug 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $2,848.00 | $2,848.00 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $4,057.95 | $4,057.95 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $3,804.00 | $3,804.00 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $6,666.00 | $6,666.00 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $2,898.50 | $2,898.50 |
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
- Michigan$2,939.84
- 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.