What does it cost you to have a baby, and for ultrasounds and prenatal care and such. I am just interested cause I am canadian and everything regarding pregnancy, ultrasounds, c-sections and such are free. So whats the average cost?
2006-10-20 14:22:48 · 13 answers · asked by shrimpseys 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Holy crap!!!! lol
2006-10-20 14:27:55 · update #1
wow, I am really surprised! That Bush needs to step up the healthcare!!!!llol, maybe he could take a paycut and make ultrasounds free lol J.k.
2006-10-20 14:32:56 · update #2
without insurance
each prenatal visit - 85 bucks (can run 300 or more if you see a specialist)
each urine test at the prenatal visit - 35
blood tets for pregnancy, diabetes, etc - 75 each test
ultrasound - 150-350 each
delivery
at home with a midwife - 2000
natural hospital birth (no meds) - 5000+
epidural - 5000 in addition to the birth cost
c-section - 30000 or more depending on the complication
2006-10-20 14:55:53 · answer #1 · answered by tpuahlekcip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With private insurance, I paid roughly $800 for all my prenatal care and childbirth the first time around. That included regular prenatal doctor's appointments, appointments with a high-risk specialist at the end (with sonograms once a week from 32 weeks on), 24 hours of labor, an eventual c-section, tests, and meds for the baby, and a 4-day hospital stay. Considering that my insurance paid 90% of the cost, it would have been around $8000 if I had no insurance.
2006-10-20 21:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by pattypuff76 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess I should move to Canada! I had my first baby in February, and in the first couple of months, we paid over a thousand dollars, even though I had insurance.
I applied for Medicaid as a secondary insurace, and they covered everything. Soon after, I lost my job and my first insurance, but Medicaid still picked up everything.
I had a c-section, and spent 3 nights in the hospital for that, and I had another overnight in the hospital a month ealier to have an infection treated, so I can't even imagine how many thousands of dollars I would have had to pay for that.
2006-10-21 02:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by Queen Queso 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on whether or not you have health insurance coverage. Each insurance company has various plans with different co-pays. Thankfully, my insurance paid for everything. All I paid was a $5 co-pay for my first pre-natal visit. The hospital stay was also included, but I did see how much the hospital charged the insurance. It was over $13,000!
2006-10-20 21:34:18 · answer #4 · answered by Sunny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depending on how much care the mother might need, it could go over $10,000. THis is paid for by those who have insurance. They don't get taxed like Canadians do but health insurance can cost a bundle too
2006-10-20 21:26:29 · answer #5 · answered by pink9364 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, so far Im only 17 weeks pregnant and its cost me with insurance, about 1700 dollars. And Im only 4 months along. I dont even want to see what my hospital bill will be. And this is with my insurance. My insurance pays 80%
2006-10-20 21:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by Blondi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow! i wonder why it is free in Canada, all i can say is prenatal care and delivery are $$ esp if you have complications and such....wow you are very very lucky! I'm moving! I'm 91/2 weeks along....no offense....
2006-10-20 21:28:22 · answer #7 · answered by dayna_2369 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your insurance co-pays but if you had to pay for everything yourself, close to 6000.00 would be a good guess. Your country has much better health care for their people than the USA
2006-10-20 21:29:37 · answer #8 · answered by Granny 1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well Let's see ~ I had my daughter in 1990 ~ At that time it cost the insurance well over $20,000.00 and me somewhere around $10,000.00 and I still had to pay them monthly.
2006-10-20 21:32:52 · answer #9 · answered by Me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I pay a $50 deductible, and it's all covered under my health insurance plan.
2006-10-20 22:11:34 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋