What it costs to give birth at Crouse Hospital

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

Published · billed charge$7,861Average billed charge, vaginal birth (2,210 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $6,465. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $4,156

Published · billed charge$13,634Average billed charge, C-section (1,149 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $8,491. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $7,084

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	1,147	$6,794	$6,465	$3,614	2021
Vaginal	Moderate	926	$8,094	$7,789	$4,274	2021
Vaginal	Major	136	$15,230	$10,276	$7,901	2021
Vaginal	Extreme	1	$12,981	$12,981	$7,172	2021
C-section	Minor	494	$9,491	$8,491	$5,035	2021
C-section	Moderate	489	$14,206	$11,631	$7,420	2021
C-section	Major	157	$21,962	$14,739	$11,187	2021
C-section	Extreme	9	$64,644	$53,185	$29,774	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 Syracuse area

Hospital	City	Avg charge, vaginal	Avg charge, C-section
Oneida Health Hospital	Oneida	$7,542	$14,471
Oswego Hospital	Oswego	$8,343	$18,246
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center	Syracuse	$10,951	$16,981
UPSTATE University Hospital at Community General	Syracuse	$26,736	$40,922

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