What it costs to give birth at Stony Brook University Hospital

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

Published · billed charge$26,681Average billed charge, vaginal birth (2,257 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $24,143. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $9,026

Published · billed charge$37,814Average billed charge, C-section (1,302 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $25,690. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $12,644

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	705	$24,438	$24,143	$8,345	2021
Vaginal	Moderate	1,284	$26,512	$25,127	$8,983	2021
Vaginal	Major	265	$33,353	$28,891	$11,017	2021
Vaginal	Extreme	3	$36,657	$32,014	$11,356	2021
C-section	Minor	440	$28,387	$25,690	$9,798	2021
C-section	Moderate	596	$37,925	$35,175	$12,689	2021
C-section	Major	249	$46,894	$41,066	$15,367	2021
C-section	Extreme	17	$144,925	$88,341	$44,846	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 Long Island area

Hospital	City	Avg charge, vaginal	Avg charge, C-section
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center	West Islip	$26,275	$42,677
Huntington Hospital	Huntington	$21,917	$31,194
Mercy Hospital	Rockville Centre	$30,149	$49,127
Mount Sinai South Nassau	Oceanside	$39,837	$51,512
Nassau University Medical Center	East Meadow	$22,863	$33,261
North Shore University Hospital	Manhasset	$30,671	$56,533
NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island	Mineola	$31,001	$64,978
Peconic Bay Medical Center	Riverhead	$33,961	$39,897
South Shore University Hospital	Bay Shore	$24,723	$34,596
St Catherine of Siena Hospital	Smithtown	$26,751	$39,787
St. Charles Hospital	Port Jefferson	$23,477	$33,936
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital	Southampton	$21,919	$29,786

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