What it costs to give birth at New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital

Here’s what New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital reported charging for labor and delivery, plus what real parents say they paid out of pocket.

Published · billed charge$36,432Average billed charge, vaginal birth (1,162 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $30,436. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $10,125

Published · billed charge$60,711Average billed charge, C-section (551 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $49,283. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $16,980

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	236	$31,992	$30,436	$9,022	2021
Vaginal	Moderate	814	$35,967	$34,213	$10,032	2021
Vaginal	Major	112	$49,161	$42,341	$13,118	2021
C-section	Minor	223	$51,562	$49,283	$14,449	2021
C-section	Moderate	252	$60,568	$57,986	$17,041	2021
C-section	Major	72	$76,859	$63,651	$20,955	2021
C-section	Extreme	4	$289,122	$222,221	$82,713	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 New York City area

Hospital	City	Avg charge, vaginal	Avg charge, C-section
Bellevue Hospital Center	New York	$30,054	$47,855
BronxCare Hospital Center	Bronx	$7,888	$10,393
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center	Brooklyn	$20,101	$38,980
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus	Brooklyn	$24,524	$42,277
Coney Island Hospital	Brooklyn	$24,196	$47,514
Elmhurst Hospital Center	Elmhurst	$27,270	$45,504
Flushing Hospital Medical Center	Flushing	$15,880	$23,332
Harlem Hospital Center	New York	$28,899	$48,120
Jacobi Medical Center	Bronx	$28,230	$48,687
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center	Jamaica	$23,391	$35,842
Kings County Hospital Center	Brooklyn	$31,551	$60,280
Lenox Hill Hospital	New York	$30,646	$54,044

Compare all 38 New York City-area hospitals →