I would like to know how much it cost to have a baby in a hospital. I would just like a average cost with out having insurance!
2006-07-24 02:48:10 · 10 answers · asked by Ashtin W 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
There will be a bill from your caregiver, a bill from the hospital and if you have drugs there may be yet another one from the anaesthesiologist. (Not sure...never had a labor with meds but I *think* they may bill separate from the hospital.) Of course a medicated birth or a c/s will cost more than an unmedicated birth. If you have a boy and choose to circumcize him (please DON'T) that would be extra as well. (I think we were told $200?)
Only one of my three was born in a hospital. For that birth, I think that the OB charged about $2000 (we paid about $800 and insurance paid the rest) and the hospital was also about $2000 (which I don't think we paid much on).
For our birth in a freestanding birth center, the total was about $2400.
For our homebirth we paid $2000 in advance and I think about another $500 afterwards for the antibiotics I had to have in labor and mother/baby care postpartum.
2006-07-24 02:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To have a baby in a hospital it will cost between 5-6 Thousand dollars. If you don't have insurance, check with medicaid to see if you qualify for their program, it pays all your Dr's appointments and hospital bills for having a baby. But you must meet their income requirements. Other options include having a home delivery with a midwife if you can't afford the hospital bill.
2006-07-24 02:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by Lindsey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our insurance has a site where we can go and see how much they were charged for our care. I had a baby in January. The charges for the hospital stay, the OB/GYN and our daughter's pediatrician to visit added up to $12,156. This is for a healthy newborn and a three day stay (well, two and a half really since our daughter was born in the late afternoon).
2006-07-24 03:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it varies by state.
roughly persay that you have NO complications and are not needing a c-section it is around 5 thousand dollars for a c-section it is around 7 thousand dollars in virginia. Provide the baby isn't needing special care keeping in mind. If the baby is is need of special care like a special care nursery add an additional 5-6 thousand dollars good luck
2006-07-24 02:58:20 · answer #4 · answered by jennifer.frye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a deductable to use up? Every insurance is different. I have to pay around 600 for a regular vaginal birth with no complications.
2006-07-24 02:53:22 · answer #5 · answered by mdowney120 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 5 thousand dollars.
2006-07-24 02:53:26 · answer #6 · answered by MamaMia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the city and the type of hospital you get into.
2006-07-24 03:25:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somewhere between $5000 or $6000 is the average for a vaginal delivery.
2006-07-24 02:55:11 · answer #8 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, I had insurance at that time and everything was covered, except for my prenatal vitamins and sonograms (I had a copay.)
2006-07-24 02:55:37 · answer #9 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
without insurance = 6283.00
with = 847.00
2006-07-24 02:52:10 · answer #10 · answered by jmharley79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋