C-section delivery cost with insurance by state U.S. 2022

In 2022, the national median allowed value for c-section was 15,556 U.S. dollars. That is the median c-section cost for people with insurance using an in-network service*. This includes both the out-of-pocket amount and amount paid by insurance. In that year, Alaska had the highest cost for c-sections, with a median allowed value of about 25.5 thousand U.S. dollars per birth. On the other hand, for people without insurance or using out-of-network services, the cost of a c-section birth more than doubles.

Median cost of c-section delivery with insurance in the U.S. in 2022, by state (in U.S. dollars)*

Characteristic	Cost in U.S. dollars
National median	15,555.61
Alaska	25,518.63
New Jersey	25,253.39
New York	22,353.92
Connecticut	20,956.76
California	20,616.8
Maine	17,926.02
Pennsylvania	17,919.61
Nevada	17,512.7
Oregon	17,174.15
New Hampshire	17,062.35
Wisconsin	16,918.48
Massachusetts	16,917.53
Vermont	16,895.22
Colorado	16,894.89
Washington	16,576.73
Nebraska	16,172.98
South Dakota	16,036.69
Wyoming	15,499.38
Florida	15,445.17
Utah	15,377.91
Kansas	15,217.05
Idaho	14,881.69
Minnesota	14,828.48
Rhode Island	14,793.01
Mississippi	14,596.61
Arizona	14,437.1
Illinois	14,183.31
Arkansas	14,023.04
Texas	13,902.37
South Carolina	13,799.72
Hawaii	13,693.72
Indiana	13,153.23
Iowa	13,153
Delaware	13,109.72
New Mexico	13,039.86
Georgia	12,878.01
North Dakota	12,776.62
Kentucky	12,769.42
Tennessee	12,689.15
North Carolina	12,598.26
Michigan	12,546.1
Montana	12,402.25
Ohio	12,185.51
West Virginia	11,617.08
Virginia	11,518.61
Oklahoma	11,443.33
Missouri	10,700.87
Maryland	9,856.04
Louisiana	8,995.82
Alabama	8,913.31

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September 2022

Special properties

Data from September 2022 release of the vaginal delivery and C-section FH® Total Treatment Cost benchmarks

Supplementary notes

*Allowed amount: The total fee negotiated between an insurance plan and a provider for an in-network service. Includes both the portion to be paid by the plan member and the portion to be paid by the plan.

The actual out-of-pocket costs may vary due to deductibles and co-payment.

Cost of birth includes: Inpatient and outpatient facility and professional costs are included. Services include the delivery itself (e.g., pharmacy, nursery, labor and delivery room, medical and surgical supplies, room and board for the mother), anesthesia, fetal nonstress tests, ultrasounds, laboratory work and breast pump.

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