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Estimate Your Costs
All clients are required to complete a benefits check. Please complete our form online here. If you have commercial insurance, you will receive a proposed payment plan through this process as well so you will not have one large amount due at the end of care.
Sliding Scale Fee Policy Program and Application
It is the policy of Rainier Valley Birth & Health Center to provide essential services regardless of the patient’s ability to pay. Rainier Valley Birth & Health Center offers discounts based on family size and annual income. Read more and apply.
The cost of care for your pregnancy, whether with us or in hospital based care, is broken down in the same way:
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Global Maternity Fee: This fee covers care from a provider for routine prenatal visits and your birth
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Specialist Provider Fees: If you see a specialist during your pregnancy, those visits are billed separately
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Birth Facility Fee: Birth at the birth center or hospital. We can estimate your costs of birth at the birth center. You have to call the hospital billing department to estimate the costs of birthing there
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Nitrous Fees: These fees cover the cost of using nitrous during labor. It is not covered by insurance and costs range from $50-$300, due at time of service.
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Postpartum and Newborn Fees: These fees are often bundled together by insurance companies
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Postpartum and Newborn Facility Fees: Newborn care at the birth center. At the hospital you may see a fee for postpartum stay as well. Ask the hospital billing department.
Labs and Ultrasounds: paid for separately, directly to the provider and location where you have that service. We do not charge a facility fee for dating ultrasounds at our site. The company that does the ultrasound will bill you directly.
All OB and Midwifery providers run the same prenatal labs. Your insurance will be able to tell you what you will owe based on routine prenatal labs at your initial, 28 week, and 36th week of pregnancy.
Nitrous: low dose "laughing gas" is available at the birth center. Insurance does not cover the cost of using it. There is a $300 fee due at the time of service (payable online) for use of nitrous.
Sliding Scale for Cash Pay Available: See our policy and application here.
Group/Village Prenatal Care: included in your Global Maternity Fee
Village Lactation and Classes: offered at no charge or at a suggested range sliding to $0.