What it costs to give birth at Strong Memorial Hospital

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

Published · billed charge$8,646Average billed charge, vaginal birth (1,747 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $6,674. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $4,479

Published · billed charge$25,195Average billed charge, C-section (809 deliveries in 2021). Median for an uncomplicated (“minor”) stay: $18,581. Hospital’s own estimated cost: $12,516

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	618	$7,185	$6,674	$3,755	2021
Vaginal	Moderate	912	$8,446	$7,798	$4,340	2021
Vaginal	Major	207	$13,465	$9,723	$7,083	2021
Vaginal	Extreme	10	$17,306	$12,171	$8,092	2021
C-section	Minor	326	$19,959	$18,581	$10,085	2021
C-section	Moderate	332	$24,109	$20,951	$12,078	2021
C-section	Major	136	$34,769	$24,750	$17,040	2021
C-section	Extreme	15	$76,203	$40,143	$34,038	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 Rochester area

Hospital	City	Avg charge, vaginal	Avg charge, C-section
F.F. Thompson Hospital	Canandaigua	$5,460	$10,913
Highland Hospital	Rochester	$6,877	$16,938
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital	Newark	$8,907	$16,286
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital	Dansville	$4,417	$9,563
Rochester General Hospital	Rochester	$11,441	$20,295
The Unity Hospital of Rochester	Rochester	$7,354	$14,228

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