What it costs to give birth at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center

Here’s what St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center reported charging for labor and delivery, plus what real parents say they paid out of pocket.

Published · billed charge$10,951Average billed charge, vaginal birth (1,261 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $9,739. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $6,780

Published · billed charge$16,981Average billed charge, C-section (568 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $13,839. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $10,092

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	647	$10,132	$9,739	$6,340	2021
Vaginal	Moderate	556	$11,384	$10,584	$7,002	2021
Vaginal	Major	57	$15,918	$12,190	$9,557	2021
Vaginal	Extreme	1	$16,540	$16,540	$9,695	2021
C-section	Minor	372	$14,938	$13,839	$8,916	2021
C-section	Moderate	169	$19,620	$17,412	$11,643	2021
C-section	Major	22	$26,548	$21,453	$15,133	2021
C-section	Extreme	5	$37,683	$35,750	$23,036	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
Crouse Hospital	Syracuse	$7,861	$13,634
Oneida Health Hospital	Oneida	$7,542	$14,471
Oswego Hospital	Oswego	$8,343	$18,246
UPSTATE University Hospital at Community General	Syracuse	$26,736	$40,922

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