If you are pregnant but you are not affiliated with the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) or the Institute of Security and Social Services of State Workers (ISSSTE) this is information that interests you, since people who are not beneficiaries of the IMSS but they are treated in their hospitals, they must cover the fee for the medical service.
How much does it cost to give birth at the IMSS?
If a pregnant woman or pregnant person wants to give birth in the IMSS but is not affiliated, she will have to review the IMSS service cost table. The tabulator of Unit Costs by Level of Medical Care updated to 2023, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF), indicates that:
- Surgical interventions of tocosurgery have a cost of 16 thousand 981 pesos in First Level and Second Level units of the IMSS.
- In Third Level units, the cost of the intervention of tocosurgery (area in charge of attending deliveries and cesarean sections) is 17 thousand 117.
Although there are other costs that must be taken into account. If pregnant or giving birth patients need to spend days hospitalized, the cost per day is 11,919 pesos. And the charge per day for patients in incubators, in the event that the baby requires it, is 11,919 pesos per day, according to what is established by the Official Gazette of the Federation.
For those who work in the informal sector, family business, independent or for fees, as well as those workers who do not have legal benefits from the company or employer, have the option of IMSS voluntary insurance to receive medical care , surgical, hospitalization and pharmacy. In these cases, the cost is between 6,000 and 16,000 pesos, depending on the age range.
What if I want to have my delivery at ISSSTE if I am not affiliated?
From the ISSSTE it is pointed out that if a woman who conceives a son or daughter of a State worker wishes to obtain obstetric care, without being a spouse or concubine, she can request this support.
This is a free procedure that can be done in person at the Affiliation and Economic Benefits Department in the state or regional delegations of the ISSSTE or in the ISSSTE Family Medicine clinics. Some documents are requested such as:
- official identification.
- Medical certificate of pregnancy.
- Unique Population Registry Code (CURP).
- Birth certificate of the woman who requires obstetric care.
- A letter from the worker stating that the woman does not have her own rights to insurance.
- A commitment letter for the payment of services in case of not registering the newborn in the following 60 days.
This costs delivery in private hospitals
If you are analyzing options for giving birth and want to compare prices, private hospitals such as Médica Sur offer obstetric packages for natural or cesarean delivery. The first has a cost of 25 thousand 900 (one night), while the surgical process has a price of 41 thousand 990 pesos (for two nights).
On the other hand, the San Ángel Inn Hospital (in CDMX) also has packages for deliveries and caesarean sections. This special package has a cost of 20 thousand 253.60 pesos. While the special caesarean section and healthy newborn package is priced at 23,986.20 pesos. Both include days of hospitalization in a standard room and in a nursery.