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Cesarean section hospital stay, no complications in New York, NY-NJ costs $63 to $36,861. Here's every hospital's price.

19 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 19 hospitals list a cash price for cesarean section hospital stay, no complications (MS-DRG 788). The lowest is $63 at SUNY/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn, the median is $21,090 and the highest is $36,861 at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 585 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $21,090 is 77% above the national median of $11,922 across 256 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

47 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $318,205. 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 April 2025 and September 2026. 63 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.

$63
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
SUNY/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn · 9 mi
$21,027 below the median
$21,090
median cash price
19 hospitals
585×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
19/110
hospitals with a cash price
63 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
SUNY/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn

Brooklyn · 9 mi · Older file Apr 2025

$63
list $63
2
Centrastate Medical Center

Freehold · 43 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,940
list $28,286
3
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Denville · 36 mi · File Sep 2026

$9,086
· lowest of 3 lines
4
Chilton Medical Center

Pompton Plains · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$9,490
list $47,768
5
Newton Medical Center

Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026

$9,861
list $75,882
6
Morristown Medical Center

Morristown · 35 mi · File Apr 2026

$11,538
list $28,713 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Overlook Medical Center

Summit · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$11,635
list $33,929 · lowest of 4 lines
8
St Mary's General Hospital

Passaic · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$12,637
9
Saint Michael's Medical Center

Newark · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$14,253
10
Bronxcare Hospital Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File May 2026

$21,090
list $21,386 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Peconic Bay Medical Center

Riverhead · 61 mi · File Mar 2026

$32,507
12
Northern Westchester Hospital

Mount Kisco · 32 mi · File Mar 2026

$32,507
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 788. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

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.

3

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 New York, NY-NJ without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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