What it costs to give birth at John R. Oishei Children's Hospital

Here’s what John R. Oishei Children's Hospital reported charging for labor and delivery, plus what real parents say they paid out of pocket.

Published · billed charge$16,608Average billed charge, vaginal birth (1,928 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $14,710. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $8,921

Published · billed charge$34,561Average billed charge, C-section (1,288 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $28,850. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $15,256

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	964	$15,232	$14,710	$8,196	2021
Vaginal	Moderate	834	$16,974	$16,408	$9,096	2021
Vaginal	Major	129	$24,298	$18,568	$13,114	2021
Vaginal	Extreme	1	$46,332	$46,332	$20,106	2021
C-section	Minor	645	$29,650	$28,850	$12,778	2021
C-section	Moderate	469	$36,024	$33,431	$16,054	2021
C-section	Major	168	$48,842	$38,768	$22,368	2021
C-section	Extreme	6	$48,168	$43,694	$20,186	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 Buffalo area

Hospital	City	Avg charge, vaginal	Avg charge, C-section
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo	Buffalo	$9,160	$16,429
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital	Amherst	$10,730	$28,447
Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center	Lewiston	$9,474	$15,865
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center	Niagara Falls	$7,519	$11,942
Sisters of Charity Hospital	Buffalo	$9,732	$17,528

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