What it costs to give birth at Albany Medical Center Hospital

Here’s what Albany Medical Center Hospital reported charging for labor and delivery, plus what real parents say they paid out of pocket.

Published · billed charge$15,351Average billed charge, vaginal birth (1,170 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $12,549. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $6,931

Published · billed charge$29,191Average billed charge, C-section (723 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $20,452. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $11,732

What these numbers are (and aren’t): a billed charge is the hospital’s list price for the facility stay, before insurance discounts. If you’re insured, you’ll usually owe much less — often your deductible plus coinsurance, up to your plan’s out-of-pocket max. These figures do not include your OB or midwife, anesthesia, or baby’s own hospital bill.

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Published hospital charges Published data

Delivery	Severity	Deliveries	Avg charge	Median charge	Est. cost	Year
Vaginal	Minor	394	$13,031	$12,549	$6,003	2021
Vaginal	Moderate	633	$15,228	$14,028	$6,878	2021
Vaginal	Major	141	$22,145	$18,307	$9,654	2021
Vaginal	Extreme	2	$32,149	$32,149	$14,495	2021
C-section	Minor	268	$21,450	$20,452	$8,664	2021
C-section	Moderate	307	$27,644	$25,273	$11,237	2021
C-section	Major	141	$40,305	$31,951	$16,784	2021
C-section	Extreme	7	$169,518	$68,408	$49,120	2021

Severity is the APR-DRG severity-of-illness level the hospital coded (Minor = most uncomplicated). “Est. cost” is New York’s estimate of what the stay cost the hospital to provide, from hospital cost reports. Delivery types are APR-DRG 560 (vaginal delivery) and 540 (cesarean delivery).

Source: New York State Department of Health, SPARCS “Hospital Inpatient Discharges: Cost Transparency”, data year 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Location from NYS Health Facility General Information. Hospital names appear as the state reports them. Methodology.

Not a quote. Not medical, legal or financial advice. Published prices are hospital billed charges from public data; user-reported bills are self-reported and unverified. Call the hospital and your insurer for an estimate based on your plan.

Other hospitals in the Albany–Schenectady–Troy area

Hospital	City	Avg charge, vaginal	Avg charge, C-section
Ellis Hospital - Bellevue Woman's Care Center Division	Niskayuna	$18,582	$27,988
Samaritan Hospital	Troy	$11,374	$16,895
Saratoga Hospital	Saratoga Springs	$18,696	$28,493
St. Peter's Hospital	Albany	$11,329	$18,408

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