The cost of delivering a baby has always come up in conversations between mums-to-be and mums. It’s certainly not cheap if one chooses to go with private hospitals. It also largely depends on which hospital we are talking about, which gynae is delivering (their charges may vary even if they』re from the same hospital), what room type you stay in, the drugs/painkillers (epidural/pethidine) you may take, whether you will be inducing (Pitocin drips) your baby, normal/cesarean birth, other arising medical conditions, and how many days you』ll be staying in the hospital.
The estimated cost for normal delivery in private hospitals are estimated at RM3,000 – RM7,000 and elective cesarean at RM6,000 – RM12,000. Delivering in government hospitals varies from RM60 – RM2,000; whether you opt to go with their Full Paying Patient (FPP) scheme. So how much does it really cost to deliver a baby in KL, Selangor and Putrajaya?
Baby’s Bill. Image by Zara Agnes
Mummy’s Bill. Image by Zara Agnes
We』ve gotten some figures from new mums on the cost of delivering a baby in most major hospitals (private and government) in KL, Selangor, and Putrajaya. These figures are as real as it gets and it’s the latest cost to deliver a baby in KL, Selangor, and Putrajaya, from year 2015 to 2016. We will be updating this post with new hospitals and figures as we received more information.
Note: Figures shown below are the total amount including mum and baby.
KL Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (Bangsar)
Normal Delivery
No drugs, 1.5 Days (Single Room) — RM5,000
Epidural, 3D2N (Single Room) — RM7,500
Epidural, 4D3N (Double Room) — RM9,000
Cesarean Delivery
3D2N (Single Room) — RM14,300
With Bilateral Tubal Ligation, 3D2N (Single Room) — RM11,600
Emergency Cesarean Delivery
Gas & Epidural, 5D4N (Single Room), Baby in Photo Therapy for 3 Days — RM17,000
Prince Court Medical Centre
Normal Delivery
No drugs, 3D2N (Single Room) — RM9,000
No drugs, 2D1N (Single Room) — RM7,000
Epidural, Circumcision for Baby, Baby in Photo Therapy, 5D4N — RM18,000
Cesarean Delivery
4D3N (Single Room) — RM12,000
4D3N — RM12,900
Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur
Normal Delivery
No drugs, 2D1N (Executive Suite) — RM6,500
Emergency Cesarean Delivery
Epidural, 3D2N (Single Room) — RM16,000
KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital
Normal Delivery
3D2N (Single Room) — RM4,000
Cytotec Induce Labor, Pethidine, Vacuum delivery, 3D2N (Single Room) — RM6,000
Columbia Asia (Setapak)
Normal Delivery
Pitocin (induce), Pethidine, 3D2N — RM3,000+
Hospital Pakar Al-Islam
Cesarean Delivery
Epidural, 3D2N (Single Room) — RM6,500
(refer website)
Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL)
Normal Delivery
No drugs, 2D1N — RM60+
(refer website)
UKM Medical Centre
(formerly known as Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM))
Normal Delivery — RM240
(refer website)
Cesarean Delivery
4D3N — RM1,800
Emergency Cesarean Delivery (Private Wing)
Pitocin (induce), Epidural, Gas, General Anaesthesia (GA), With forceps, 3D2N (Single Junior Suite Room) — RM8,200
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)
Normal Delivery
Entonox, 2D1N (4-Bedded Room) — RM500+
Hospital Ampang
Emergency Cesarean Delivery
5D4N (3rd Class Ward), Baby in NICU for 2 Days — RM190
Selangor Sunway Medical Centre
Normal Delivery
No drugs, 1D (Single Room) — RM5700
No drugs, 2D1N (Single Room) — RM6,900
Cesarean Delivery
4D3N (Single Deluxe Room) — RM13,000
Emergency Cesarean Delivery
3D2N (Single Room) — RM12,000
Subang Jaya Medical Centre
Normal Delivery
Epidural, Circumcision for Baby, 3D2N (Single Room) — RM7,000
Epidural, 3D2N (Single Executive Room) — RM7,900
No drugs, 2D1N (Single Room) — RM7,500 (Weekend Delivery)
Author’s note: Delivering on a weekend/Public Holiday is always more expensive than weekdays.
Cesarean Delivery — RM11,000
Tropicana Medical Centre
Normal Delivery
No drugs, 2D1N (Single Room) — RM3,900
Pitocin (induce), Epidural, 2D1N (Single Room) — RM8,000
KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital
Normal Delivery
Epidural, 3D2N (Double Room) — RM6,000
Columbia Asia (Puchong)
Normal Delivery
No drugs, 1N (Double Room) — RM3,000
Emergency Cesarean Delivery
3D2N (Single Room) — RM9,500
Columbia Asia (Bukit Rimau)
Normal Delivery
No drugs, 2D1N (Double Room) — RM3,500
Columbia Asia (Balakong)
Normal Delivery
No drugs, 2D1N (Double Room) — RM4,000
Cesarean Delivery
3D2N (Single Room) — RM8,000
Assunta Hospital
Normal Delivery
No drugs, 3D2N (Single Room) — RM5,800
Darul Ehsan Medical Centre (DEMC Shah Alam)
Normal Delivery
Epidural & Vacuum, 2D1N — RM8,000
Hospital Selayang
Normal Delivery
3D2N — RM250+
Delivery Charges
Full Paying Patient (FPP) Delivery Charges
Hospital Sungai Buloh
Cesarean Delivery
4D3N (3rd Class Ward) — RM126
Putrajaya Hospital Putrajaya
Cesarean Delivery
4D3N — RM1,200
Emergency Cesarean Delivery
With Bilateral Tubal Ligation, Baby in NICU for 10 Days, Total Hospital Stay 24 Days — RM3,800
Normal Delivery (FPP)
With vacuum, 4D3N — RM1,300
Full Paying Patient (FPP) Delivery Charges
The cost to deliver a baby in KL, Selangor and Putrajaya has gone up due to inflation and are exorbitant if you』re delivering in a private hospital. Whether to deliver your baby in a private or government hospital is entirely you and your spouse’s decision. At the end of the day, what matters most is mums and bubs are both safe and healthy.
Image by Zara Agnes
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