Cesarean section hospital stay, no complications in Chicago, IL-IN costs $14,382 to $50,881. Here's every hospital's price.
7 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area publish a cash price for cesarean section hospital stay, no complications (MS-DRG 788). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for cesarean section hospital stay, no complications (MS-DRG 788). The lowest is $14,382 at Northwest Community Hospital 1, the median is $29,533 and the highest is $50,881 at Methodist Hospitals INC. The most expensive hospital lists 3.5 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Chicago, IL-IN median of $29,533 is 156% above the national median of $11,538 across 111 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
30 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $526 to $49,621. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.
The files behind these prices are dated between January 2025 and August 2026. 51 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyArlington Heights · 23 mi · File Mar 2026
Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026
Evanston · 23 mi · Older file Jan 2025
Mchenry · 45 mi · File Apr 2026
Geneva · 27 mi · File Apr 2026
Dekalb · 47 mi · File Apr 2026
Gary · 27 mi · File Aug 2026
Melrose Park · 10 mi · File Mar 2026
La Grange · 3 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 788. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for MS-DRG 788, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About cesarean section hospital stay, no complications
MS-DRG 788 is the hospital stay for an uncomplicated cesarean birth: operating room, nursing, the mother's room for two to four nights, supplies and medications. About a third of US births are cesarean, and this DRG covers the uncomplicated ones.
What the price covers, and what it does not
The mother's stay only. Not included: the obstetrician (global package 59510), the anesthesiologist, the assistant surgeon, the newborn's own stay and pediatric care (billed to the baby), and laboratory tests. Plan for several separate bills if paying cash, and ask for each in advance.
Why prices vary
Cesarean stays vary two to four times between hospitals in the same area, and the gap between a cesarean and a vaginal delivery at the same hospital is usually 50 to 100 percent. Many hospitals offer a fixed self-pay maternity package that includes a cesarean if needed; it is often the best protection against surprise costs.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for DRG 788, and what is the newborn's stay?
- Is there a self-pay package that covers both vaginal and cesarean birth?
- What do anesthesia and the assistant surgeon cost?
Hospitals in Chicago, IL-IN without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1File found, not read yet
- Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Community First Medical Centercode not in file
- Community HospitalNo price file found
- Copley Memorial HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Franciscan Health Crown PointFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health DyerFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health MunsterFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health Rensselaer, INCFile could not be read
- Holy Cross HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Humboldt Park Healthcode not in file
- Insight Hospital and Medical Center ChicagoWebsite blocks automated reading
- Jackson Park Hospitalcode not in file
- John H Stroger Jr HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Larabida Childrens Hospital Icode not in file
- Loretto HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Mercy Harvard HospitalNo website on record
- Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal LaNo website on record
- Methodist Hospital of Chicagocode not in file
- Midwestern Region Med Center, INCNo price file found
- Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centerscode not in file
- Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalFile could not be read
- Northwestern Memorial HospitalFile could not be read
- Palos Community HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Pinnacle Hospitalcode not in file
- Presence Mercy Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical CenterNo website on record
- Provident Hospital of ChicagoWebsite blocks automated reading
- Roseland Community HospitalNo price file found
- Rush Oak Park HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Rush University Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Saint Anthony HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonFile found, not read yet
- Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginFile found, not read yet
- Saint Joseph Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Shriners Hospital for ChildrenFile found, not read yet
- Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersWebsite blocks automated reading
- South Shore HospitalNo price file found
- St Bernard HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Catherine Hospital INCNo price file found
- St Mary Medical Center INCNo price file found
- Swedish HospitalNo price file found
- Thorek Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Uchicago Medicine Northwest IndianaNo website on record
- Valley West Community HospitalNo website on record
- Vista Medical Center EastWebsite blocks automated reading
- West Suburban Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading