What it costs to give birth at Samaritan Hospital

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

Published · billed charge$11,374Average billed charge, vaginal birth (466 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $10,774. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $2,857

Published · billed charge$16,895Average billed charge, C-section (121 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $14,105. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $4,878

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	340	$10,792	$10,774	$2,728	2021
Vaginal	Moderate	113	$12,082	$11,496	$3,035	2021
Vaginal	Major	11	$13,220	$14,798	$3,538	2021
Vaginal	Extreme	2	$60,285	$60,285	$11,124	2021
C-section	Minor	90	$16,186	$14,105	$4,745	2021
C-section	Moderate	29	$17,842	$17,539	$4,960	2021
C-section	Major	1	$18,103	$18,103	$5,097	2021
C-section	Extreme	1	$52,020	$52,020	$14,266	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
Albany Medical Center Hospital	Albany	$15,351	$29,191
Ellis Hospital - Bellevue Woman's Care Center Division	Niskayuna	$18,582	$27,988
Saratoga Hospital	Saratoga Springs	$18,696	$28,493
St. Peter's Hospital	Albany	$11,329	$18,408

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