1. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Arizona, 2008-2010
27000 $25,433
$24,853
24000 2008 $22,760
2009
State Average Charge
21000
2010
$17,909
18000 $16,782
$15,555
15000 $13,830
$13,422
$12,370
12000 $10,197
$9,663
$8,920
9000
6000
$2,450
3000
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure is average charge reported by 1 out-of-hospital birth center.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

2. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Arkansas, 2008-2010
$16,000 $14,828
$14,226
2008 $13,190
$12,956
2009
State Average Charge
$11,812
$12,000 2010 $10,986
$9,109 $9,228
$8,038 $8,046
$7,426
$8,000
$6,621
$4,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

3. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, California, 2008-2010
$38,590
40000
$36,636
35000 2008 $33,316
State Average Charge
2009
30000
2010 $26,536
$24,777
25000 $22,311 $22,881
$20,461
$18,782
20000
$15,760
$14,523
15000 $13,346
10000
5000
$1,980
0
birth center vaginal
hospital vaginal no complicationsvaginal complications
hospital hospital cesarean no complications
hospital cesarean complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure is average charge reported by 6 out-of-hospital birth centers.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

4. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Colorado, 2008-2010
27000 $25,671
$23,284
24000 2008 $22,322
2009
State Average Charge
21000
2010
$17,112
18000
$15,755
$14,542
15000 $13,452
$12,459
$11,557
12000
$9,749
$9,025
$8,365
9000
6000
3000 $1,800
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure is average charge reported by 1 out-of-hospital birth center.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

5. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Florida, 2008-2010
$27,377
28000
$25,736
2008
$23,049
24000
2009
State Average Charge
$20,162
2010
20000 $18,574
$16,692
16000 $14,625
$13,748
$12,494
$11,337
12000 $10,435
$9,547
8000
4000 $2,217
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure is average charge reported by 6 out-of-hospital birth centers.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

6. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Hawaii, 2008-2010
$19,229
$20,000 $18,474
2008 $16,030
State Average Charge
2009
$15,000
2010
$12,667
$12,009
$11,053
$10,689
$9,309$9,430
$10,000
$7,864
$7,296
$6,607
$5,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

7. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Illinois, 2009-2010
$24,000 $22,450
$21,775
2009
2010
$20,000
State Average Charge
$16,848
$16,104
$16,000
$13,592
$12,779
$12,000 $10,212
$9,555
$8,000
$4,000
$-
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Illinois participation in HCUP database began in 2009.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

8. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Iowa, 2008-2010
$18,000
$16,535
$15,570
2008
$14,613
$15,000 2009
State Average Charge
2010 $12,444
$11,566
$12,000 $10,745
$8,866
$8,216
$9,000 $7,599
$6,668
$6,267
$5,853
$6,000
$3,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

9. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Kansas, 2008-2010
$20,461
$21,000
$18,472
2008
$18,000 $16,418
2009
State Average Charge
2010 $14,321
$15,000
$13,287
$12,863
$11,807
$11,495
$12,000
$9,496 $9,895
$8,835
$9,000 $7,738
$6,000
$3,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

10. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Kentucky, 2008-2010
$15,690
$16,000
$14,609
2008 $13,339
2009
State Average Charge
$12,000 2010 $11,007
$8,667
$9,395 $9,544
$8,667$8,701
$8,000 $7,266
$6,588$6,771
$4,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

11. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Maine, 2008-2010
$15,366
$16,000 $15,036
$14,058
2008
2009
State Average Charge
$11,793 $12,024
$12,000 2010 $10,851
$7,706
$7,322
$8,000 $6,864
$5,981
$5,361 $5,751
$4,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org

12. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Maryland, 2008-2010
$9,651
10000 $9,329
$8,891
2008
2009
State Average Charge
8000
$7,200 $7,099
2010 $6,877 $6,812
$6,549 $6,465
$5,786
6000 $5,509
$5,216
4000
$1,825
2000
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure is average charge reported by 2 out-of-hospital birth centers.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

13. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Massachusetts, 2008-2010
$20,451
$21,000
$19,226
$18,085
2008
$18,000
2009
State Average Charge
2010
$15,000 $13,390
$13,056
$12,587
$12,328 $11,860
$11,445
$12,000
$9,683
$8,952
$8,505
$9,000
$6,000
$3,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

14. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Michigan, 2008-2010
18000
$16,715$16,897
$15,929
2008
15000 2009
State Average Charge
2010
$12,077$12,340
$11,556
12000
$9,971$10,295
$9,639
9000 $7,808 $7,987
$7,414
6000
$4,275
3000
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure is average charge reported by 2 out-of-hospital birth centers.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

15. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Minnesota, 2008-2010
24000
$21,040
2008 $20,301
$19,588
20000 2009
State Average Charge
2010
$15,442
16000 $14,750
$13,889
$11,288
12000 $10,602
$10,011
$8,671
$8,094
$7,439
8000
4000 $2,650
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure is average charge reported by 2 out-of-hospital birth centers.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

16. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Missouri, 2008-2010
$20,000
$18,474
$17,517
2008
$16,135
2009
State Average Charge
$15,000 2010 $13,665
$12,703
$11,375 $11,707
$10,460
$9,597
$10,000 $8,805
$8,174
$7,549
$5,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

17. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Nebraska, 2008-2010
$18,000 $16,976
$16,081
2008 $14,800
$15,000 2009
State Average Charge
$12,870
2010
$11,959
$11,286
$12,000
$9,000 $7,874 $8,055
$7,237
$5,882 $6,110
$5,447
$6,000
$3,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

18. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Nevada, 2008-2010
$27,005
$28,000
$25,178
2008 $22,935
$24,000
2009
State Average Charge
2010 $19,230
$20,000
$17,705
$15,962
$16,000
$13,373 $13,793
$12,087
$11,180
$12,000 $10,169
$9,344
$8,000
$4,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

19. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, New Hampshire, 2007-2009
$13,816
$14,000 $12,710
$12,551
2007
$12,000 $10,871
2008 $10,191
State Average Charge
$10,131
$10,000 2009
$8,679
$8,146
$7,652
$8,000
$6,782
$6,330
$6,025
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

20. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, New Jersey, 2008-2010
$40,000 $37,302
$35,832
2008 $34,005
$35,000
2009
State Average Charge
$30,000 2010 $28,142
$26,743
$25,246
$25,000 $23,067 $23,469
$20,610
$18,372 $19,045
$20,000 $17,332
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

21. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, New Mexico, 2009-2010
$18,000 $16,667
$15,672
2009
$15,000 2010
State Average Charge
$12,640 $12,412
$12,000
$8,530 $8,659
$9,000
$6,575 $6,803
$6,000
$3,000
$-
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
New Mexico participation in HCUP database began in 2009.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

22. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, New York, 2008-2010
24000
$20,712
2008
20000 $18,864
2009 $18,117
State Average Charge
2010
16000 $14,583
$13,263
$12,807
$12,211
$10,981
12000 $10,393
$9,427
$8,561
$8,309
8000
$4,000
4000
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure reported by 1 out-of-hospital birth center.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

23. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, North Carolina, 2008-2010
18000 $16,979
$15,677
2008
15000 $14,032
2009
State Average Charge
2010 $12,640
$11,620
12000
$10,583
$9,674
$8,921
9000 $7,945
$7,115
$6,604
$5,923
6000
3000 $1,900
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure reported by 1 out-of-hospital birth center.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

24. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Oklahoma, 2008-2010
$17,255 $17,370
$18,000
2008 $13,854
$15,000 2009
State Average Charge
$13,327
2010 $12,751
$12,237
$11,778
$11,176
$12,000
$10,306
$8,537
$9,000 $7,990
$7,449
$6,000
$3,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

25. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Oregon, 2008-2010
$20,288
21000
$18,788
2008
18000 $17,004
2009
State Average Charge
2010 $15,038
15000 $13,847
$12,679
12000
$10,491
$9,739
$8,298
9000 $7,848
$7,216
$6,405
6000
3000 $2,101
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure reported by 1 out-of-hospital birth center.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

26. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Rhode Island, 2008-2010
$27,257
$28,000
$25,749
2008 $23,325
$24,000
2009
State Average Charge
2010
$20,000 $18,567
$17,742 $17,925
$16,785 $16,793
$15,321
$16,000
$12,760
$11,746
$11,112
$12,000
$8,000
$4,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

27. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, South Carolina, 2008-2010
24000
$20,800
2008 $19,609
20000 2009 $18,640
State Average Charge
2010 $16,444
$15,321
16000
$14,052
$11,416 $11,849
12000 $10,714
$9,406
$8,814
$8,232
8000
4000 $3,000
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure reported by 1 out-of-hospital birth center.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

28. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Tennessee, 2008-2010
20000
$18,079
$17,107
2008
$15,860
2009
State Average Charge
15000 2010
$13,076
$12,116
$11,132 $11,305
$10,101
$9,323
10000
$8,349
$7,829
$7,146
5000
$3,045
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure reported by 4 out-of-hospital birth centers.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

29. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Texas, 2008-2010
24000
$21,487
2008
$19,389
20000 $18,545
2009
State Average Charge
2010
$15,764
16000 $14,300
$13,592
$13,028
$11,808
12000 $11,176
$9,812
$8,929
$8,419
8000
4000
$2,007
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure reported by 9 out-of-hospital birth centers.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

30. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Utah, 2008-2010
$15,000 $14,199
$13,643
2008 $12,330
2009
State Average Charge
2010
$10,003
$9,387
$10,000
$8,670
$7,821
$7,402
$6,974
$5,969
$5,642
$5,287
$5,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

31. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Vermont, 2008-2010
$16,000 $14,802
$14,127
2008
2009
State Average Charge
$11,784
2010 $11,357
$12,000
$10,712
$9,498
$7,979 $8,283
$8,000
$6,690
$6,363
$5,882
$5,027
$4,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

32. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Washington State, 2008-2010
$24,000 $22,533
2008 $21,065
$19,481
$20,000 2009
State Average Charge
2010
$15,920
$16,000 $14,642
$13,291
$12,394
$11,365
$12,000 $10,395
$9,164
$8,478
$7,873
$8,000
$4,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2007.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

33. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, West Virginia, 2008-2010
15000
2008
$12,071
2009 $11,020
State Average Charge
$10,843
2010
10000 $9,204
$8,502
$7,838 $8,000
$7,215$7,169
$5,632 $5,949
$5,298
5000
$2,000
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure reported by 1 out-of-hospital birth center.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

34. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Site and Method
of Birth, Wisconsin, 2008-2010
20000 $18,680
$17,416
2008 $16,370
2009
State Average Charge
15000 2010 $13,685
$12,821
$11,885
$10,210
$9,651
10000 $8,945
$7,173
$6,736
$6,360
5000
$2,261
0
birth center vaginal hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean hospital cesarean
complications complications no complications complications
Site and Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Birth center figure reported by 3 out-of-hospital birth centers.
Average birth center charge not available for 2008 and 2009.
Sources: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
American Association of Birth Centers. Uniform Data Set. Perkiomenville, PA: AABC, 2010.
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/

35. Average Facility Labor and Birth Charge By Method of
Birth, Wyoming, 2008-2010
$18,000 $16,698
2008
$14,607
$15,000 2009 $14,111
State Average Charge
2010 $12,487 $12,579
$12,000
$10,248
$8,861
$9,000 $7,947
$7,386
$6,728 $6,791
$5,597
$6,000
$3,000
$0
hospital vaginal no hospital vaginal hospital cesarean no hospital cesarean
complications complications complications complications
Method of Birth
Notes: Figures in graph do not include the following:
• additional anesthesia services charge for all cesarean and most vaginal births in hospitals
• additional newborn care charge for all births in hospitals
• additional maternity provider charge for all births.
Payments of third-party payers typically reflect a discounting of charges.
Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project. Rockville, MD: AHRQ. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
© 2012 Childbirth Connection. Download source: transform.childbirthconnection.org/resources/datacenter/