What are the fees for Birth Center care?

YES! I’m planning to pay with
private or public insurance, HSA/FSA.

• We are very encouraged by the precedent of major carriers gaining in-network credentialing with other birth centers in-state, so we don't anticipate our experience to be much different. We are only in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO and United Healthcare PPO plans at this time *

• We will be happy, in the meantime, to perform a VOB (verification of benefits) to see what your responsibility would be

• Medicaid recipients are not yet eligible for care

• Payment plans for out-of-pocket costs are always an option, with payments being completed by 36 weeks

No! I’d like to see about options not connected to insurance.

• If you have a high deductible or out-of-pocket max, or would like to pay without insurance, we offer a self pay option that includes routine prenatal care, birth support, and the first two weeks of care for your newborn

We will present you with an estimate of any out-of-pocket costs after you have attended a tour as a part of the Verification of Benefits process. We will contact your insurance carrier and discuss how much it will cost to have a birth center birth with us. You will have this fee prior to making the decision to move forward with your first appointment with the midwives, so you are able to make informed decisions about your care.

Registration Fees

• $200 (this is a one time, non refundable out of pocket cost not covered by insurance that includes verifications of benefits, our Wrap Up Class, chart reviews and other administrative costs). This fee is currently split into $50 for the VOB, and the remainder of the fee due upon becoming a client

Professional Fees

• one-on-one time with the midwives during your appointments and at the time of your birth; billed to insurance/self pay

Facility Fee

• covers birthing suite use, birth supplies, nursing/birth assistant support and related costs to your appointments; billed to insurance/self pay

Newborn Care

• immediate care after birth, and for the first 2 weeks of life; billed to insurance/self pay

* The Professional Fees, Facility Fees, and Newborn Care are all included in the self-pay option

• Your first visit which establishes care with Birth Center of Chicago, is not considered a prenatal visit.

• Your first trimester and 20 week ultrasounds

• Any additional ultrasounds or fetal stress tests

• Prenatal genetic screenings

• Any "problem visits" (an example of this is if you come in for a urinary tract infection)

• First time parents are asked to take a childbirth class, and any doula services are both outside of birth center fees