Compare five midwives in Murray Hill, Manhattan, by experience, where they deliver, insurance and cost. Local midwives deliver at Lenox Hill, and several see patients in neighborhood offices close to home. 3 of the 5 are certified nurse-midwives or certified midwives, and the most experienced has been practicing since 1985.
How we ranked: Providers are listed by experience, credentials, where they deliver, what families tell us and how much of their practice Mabel could verify. The order is editorial.
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Midwifery practice · Ask Your Midwife, PC (Elizabeth Stein, CNM)
$20,667–$32,275
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Lenox Hill
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$35,400–$46,200
Hospital charges at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$20,667–$32,275
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$27,619–$34,291
Not published
Insurer-published rates compiled by PayerPrice (4 insurers). Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-10. Official source.
CNM, RN · Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center (California); NYC address is a telehealth/administrative office (122 E 42nd St, Fl 18) with a toll-free number
$3,950–$3,950
Estimated out-of-pocket with a Silver plan · NYC hospital · vaginal birth to C-section
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$30,500–$36,600
Insurance
Being verified by Mabel
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Certified nurse-midwife with 29+ years of experience, practicing since 1997.
From the cost of care to the hospitals serving local families, these comparisons bring together published maternity measures and Mabel’s Murray Hill market analysis.
Murray Hill: estimated maternity spending
Bronze
$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$31.5k–$38.5k
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Estimated maternity costs in Murray Hill, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.
Murray Hill vs. nearby areas: price scenarios
Murray Hill
$35,000
Kips Bay
$41,000
Flatiron
$33,600
Midtown
$30,800
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Murray Hill families can also compare midwives in Kips Bay, Flatiron and Midtown. Mabel estimates a $35,000 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Murray Hill midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.
Delivery hospital distance from Murray Hill
NYU Langone Tisch Hospital0.8 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue1.0 mi
Mount Sinai West2.0 mi
Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital · 1 listed here2.6 mi
Estimated driving miles from the center of Murray Hill.
Estimated distance to delivery hospital
Murray Hill · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital
Scenario
Median
Within 3 mi
Within 5 mi
Weak distance preference
4.1 mi
40.4%
58.2%
Moderate distance preference
2.0 mi
65.2%
83.6%
Strong distance preference
1.0 mi
88.1%
98.0%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty
2.0 mi
71.8%
92.1%
Estimated driving distances and alternative assumptions about how strongly families prefer a nearby hospital.
Murray Hill: birth-planning scenarios
Vaginal birth
68%
Cesarean
32%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
26%
Midwife-attended
7%
Source: NYS Department of Health hospital maternity data (2023), weighted by where Murray Hill midwives deliver.
Delivery outcomes at NYU Langone (Tisch), Bellevue and Mount Sinai West. VBAC is the share of births after a previous C-section that were vaginal; midwife-attended is the share of all births attended by a midwife.
Experience among listed midwives
CNM / CM
3 of 5
Other / unspecified
2 of 5
15+ years practicing
3 of 5
The 5 Murray Hill profiles include certified nurse-midwives and other midwifery backgrounds; the most experienced has been practicing since 1985.
Nearby hospitals: maternity outcomes
A comparable Leapfrog measure is the low-risk, first-birth cesarean rate. Lower is generally preferable for this specific measure, but does not determine the best hospital for every pregnancy.
NYU Langone (Tisch)
28.4%
Bellevue
23.6%
Mount Sinai West
29.9%
NYU Langone Tisch Hospital: 28.4% low-risk cesarean; 2.6% episiotomy; 5,249 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue: 23.6% low-risk cesarean; 0.5% episiotomy; 1,533 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
Mount Sinai West: 29.9% low-risk cesarean; 2.3% episiotomy; 5,011 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
Published Leapfrog hospital-level maternity measures; not individual midwife outcomes. Reporting periods and patient mix may differ.
Mabel Estimates are scenario-based, not personalized benefits calculations. Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum tiers describe broad cost-sharing levels, not fixed maternity prices. Individual coverage and clinical credentials should be confirmed directly before booking.
Giving birth near Murray Hill
One of the 5 midwives listed here deliver at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital.
In labor, NYU Langone (Tisch) is the nearest maternity unit at roughly 0.8 miles by car, with Bellevue (1.0 mi) and Mount Sinai West (2.0 mi) next.
Besides English, midwives here speak Polish, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian.
