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What it costs to give birth in Washington
19 hospitals so far, covering 42,140 deliveries in 2025. Across them, the middle-of-the-pack (median) hospital’s average billed charge was $25,437 for a vaginal birth and $46,275 for a C-section.
By metro area
All Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Avg charge, vaginal | Avg charge, C-section | Deliveries | Bills shared |
| EvergreenHealth | Kirkland | $21,041 | $37,088 | 3,992 | 0 |
| Franciscan Health St. Anne Hospital | Burien | $28,604 | $77,548 | 1,060 | 0 |
| Franciscan Health St. Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw | $25,437 | $79,674 | 372 | 0 |
| Franciscan Health St. Francis Hospital | Federal Way | $26,356 | $76,237 | 1,430 | 0 |
| Franciscan Health St. Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma | $29,376 | $82,958 | 3,337 | 0 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn | $20,406 | $28,750 | 1,251 | 0 |
| MultiCare Deaconess Hospital | Spokane | $19,552 | $26,387 | 1,642 | 0 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup | $21,240 | $29,315 | 1,660 | 0 |
| MultiCare Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma | $21,596 | $31,058 | 3,087 | 0 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley | $18,655 | $23,262 | 530 | 0 |
| Overlake Medical Center | Bellevue | $36,724 | $46,275 | 3,119 | 0 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane | $21,165 | $43,122 | 917 | 0 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | Everett | $23,103 | $48,436 | 3,488 | 0 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Childrens Hospital | Spokane | $27,922 | $44,926 | 2,496 | 0 |
| Swedish Edmonds | Edmonds | $26,739 | $49,915 | 1,066 | 0 |
| Swedish First Hill / Ballard | Seattle | $31,430 | $61,505 | 5,015 | 0 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $28,729 | $50,682 | 1,726 | 0 |
| UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center | Seattle | $24,034 | $48,496 | 3,912 | 0 |
| Valley Medical Center | Renton | $25,920 | $37,630 | 2,040 | 0 |
Published data Source: Washington State Department of Health, CHARS “Hospital Census and Charges by DRG, 2025”, retrieved 2026-10-19. Methodology.
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