Vaginal delivery hospital stay, no complications in Dubuque, IA costs $6,758. Here's every hospital's price.
1 hospitals in the Dubuque, IA metro area publish a cash price for vaginal delivery hospital stay, no complications (MS-DRG 807). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Dubuque, IA metro area, 1 hospitals list a cash price for vaginal delivery hospital stay, no complications (MS-DRG 807). The lowest is $6,758 at Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center, the median is $6,758 and the highest is $6,758.
The Dubuque, IA median of $6,758 is 11% below the national median of $7,608 across 255 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $3,533 to $10,036. 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 2026 and March 2026.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyDubuque · 11 mi · File Mar 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 807. 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 807, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About vaginal delivery hospital stay, no complications
MS-DRG 807 is the hospital stay for an uncomplicated vaginal birth: labor and delivery room, nursing, the mother's postpartum room for one or two nights, supplies and medications. It is the most common reason for a hospital admission in the United States.
What the price covers, and what it does not
The DRG covers the mother's stay. It does not include the obstetrician or midwife (billed as the global package, 59400), the anesthesiologist for an epidural, the newborn's own stay and pediatric care, which is billed to the baby separately, or laboratory tests. A self-pay family should expect at least three bills: mother's stay, baby's stay and the delivering clinician.
Why prices vary
The hospital stay for the same uncomplicated birth varies two to four times between hospitals in the same metro area. Academic centers and large systems list the highest charges; community hospitals and birth centers the lowest. Many hospitals offer a fixed self-pay maternity package well below the sum of the list prices; ask for it by name.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for DRG 807, and what is the newborn's stay?
- Is there an all-inclusive self-pay maternity package?
- What do the epidural and the delivering clinician cost?