At 10:06 AM 3/29/98 -0800, Nancy Jeffrey wrote: >I'm a pediatrician in California with an oddball request from someone in >the Seattle area. A 'friend' (on a dog list!) needs info (for her sister >in Snohomish) about the approximate hospital cost for a normal, >uncomplicated vaginal delivery. I would assume this would be a 'short >stay'. I can get costs from our area, but not sure how they compare to the >Seattle area. >TIA. >Nancy Jeffrey (AKA, Nancy Cheney, M.D.) >Visalia, CA When my first daughter was born a little over five years ago, the total cost for hospital, OB, anesthesia, and peds (before professional courtesy) was around $12,000.00 for a little over two days in the hospital. This included the hospital and physician charges. Michael Sachs, M.D. General Pediatrician