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What it costs to give birth at Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus

Here’s what Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus reported charging for labor and delivery, plus what real parents say they paid out of pocket.

Published · billed charge$24,524Average billed charge, vaginal birth (780 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $22,352. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $4,823
Published · billed charge$42,277Average billed charge, C-section (581 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $31,104. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $10,036
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

DeliverySeverityDeliveriesAvg chargeMedian chargeEst. costYear
VaginalMinor181$22,128$22,352$4,4232021
VaginalModerate515$23,963$23,027$4,7192021
VaginalMajor83$33,124$26,685$6,3302021
VaginalExtreme1$33,487$33,487$5,7992021
C-sectionMinor232$33,263$31,104$8,4222021
C-sectionModerate266$44,509$41,656$10,4342021
C-sectionMajor75$55,081$48,259$12,4062021
C-sectionExtreme8$109,474$69,562$21,4362021

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 New York City area

HospitalCityAvg charge, vaginalAvg charge, C-section
Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York$30,054$47,855
BronxCare Hospital CenterBronx$7,888$10,393
Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn$20,101$38,980
Coney Island HospitalBrooklyn$24,196$47,514
Elmhurst Hospital CenterElmhurst$27,270$45,504
Flushing Hospital Medical CenterFlushing$15,880$23,332
Harlem Hospital CenterNew York$28,899$48,120
Jacobi Medical CenterBronx$28,230$48,687
Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterJamaica$23,391$35,842
Kings County Hospital CenterBrooklyn$31,551$60,280
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York$30,646$54,044
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterBronx$24,893$41,171

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