VBAC delivery cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), including prenatal and postpartum care: from $3,970.40 to $9,086.23, with a median of $7,542.15. The lowest price is at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center (Johnstown). The highest price is 2.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,542.15, is 47% above the US median of $5,143.88.
- Pennsylvania ranks 7th of 9 states by median, cheapest first.
- 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$3,970.40Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Median$7,542.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,086.23in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$3,571.75vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center lowest Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Routine obstetric care including antepartum care, vaginal delivery (with or without episiotomy, and/or forceps) and postpartum care, after previous cesarean delivery | $3,970.40 | $9,926.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 59610 VBAC DELIVERY Tech | $6,552.07 | $27,426.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 59610 Vbac Global | $7,133.50 | $27,426.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 59610 VBAC DELIVERY Tech | $7,950.80 | $27,426.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 59610 VBAC DELIVERY Tech | $8,630.96 | $27,426.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 59610 Vbac Global | $9,086.23 | $27,426.00 | Mar 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $6,552.07 | $8,630.96 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $3,970.40 | $3,970.40 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $7,950.80 | $7,950.80 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $7,133.50 | $7,133.50 |
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
- Michigan$2,939.84
- 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
- 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.