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Vaginal delivery hospital stay, no complications in Indianapolis, IN costs $1,687 to $18,118. Here's every hospital's price.

2 hospitals in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for vaginal delivery hospital stay, no complications (MS-DRG 807). The lowest is $1,687 at Hendricks Regional Health, the median is $1,687 and the highest is $18,118 at Eskenazi Health. The most expensive hospital lists 11 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Indianapolis, IN median of $1,687 is 78% below the national median of $7,608 across 255 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

8 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $2,500 to $24,983. 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 May 2026. 18 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.

$1,687
lowest cash price in Indianapolis, IN
Hendricks Regional Health · 21 mi
$1,687
median cash price
2 hospitals
11×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
2/26
hospitals with a cash price
18 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Hendricks Regional Health

Danville · 21 mi · File May 2026

$1,687
list $4,216
2
Eskenazi Health

Indianapolis · 3 mi · File Mar 2026

$18,118
list $20,131
3
Ascension St Vincent Hospital

Indianapolis · 9 mi · File Jan 2026

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4
Ascension St Vincent Anderson

Anderson · 32 mi · File Jan 2026

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5
St Vincent Heart Center

Carmel · 10 mi · File Jan 2026

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6
Ascension St Vincent Carmel

Carmel · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

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7
Ascension St Vincent Fishers

Fishers · 18 mi · File Jan 2026

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8
Ascension St Vincent Mercy

Elwood · 37 mi · File Jan 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 807. 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 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?

Hospitals in Indianapolis, IN 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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