Covering the cost of a NICU stay

When a baby requires care after birth, they will be transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or the NICU. Babies may require a NICU stay if they were born prematurely, had problems during delivery, or experienced complications after birth. The cost of a NICU stay depends on a number of factors including duration, treatments, location, and more. Premature babies commonly see the highest cost since their stays tend to be longer. And with roughly 517,400 babies being born prematurely in the United States, it’s a cost with which many families are familiar (1). According to a 2007 study, the average NICU stay for babies born between 32 and 34 weeks was 17.6 days, and the average cost for NICU stays for these babies was $31,000 (2). These costs varied with the type of treatments required for these preemie babies. For example, 56% of these preemies required intravenous nutrition and 54% of them required some type of respiratory assistance, whether it was continuous…

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