. >>> tonight beckham ralph is in indiana after the fight for the preemie's life and get him releasedm the mexican hospital he was born. >> he was held in hospital hostage. >> reporter: parents on vacation on tuesday when mom went in labor nearly 1 two weeks before due date and claims the hospital there refused to take her until they paid 3,000 up front and the family says the expenses kept piling up. >> we want 4,000, we want 7,000 we want 8:00 charges for nicu care for little beckham and unexplainable fees including one for 4,000 just for the parents to see their son. >> we realized the gouging that was being done. >> reporter: the hospital refused to take health insurance and threatened to stop treating beckham unless the bills 30,000 were paid out-of-pocket in full. >> they were threatening literally to put him on the streets a baby that is in an intubator, complete strong arm tactics. >> reporter: hospital denying the claim and said they never delayed his release and we didn't care about the money we provided them with everything. the family says they scraped together the 30 gran

. >> reporter: tonight, baby beckham ralph is home in indiana after a fight. not just for the preemie's life, but his family says, to get him released from the mexican hospital where he was born. >> it was health hostage -- hospital hostage. >> reporter: beckham's parents on vacation in cancun tuesday when mom michaela went into labor nearly 12 weeks before her due date. the family claims the hospital there refused to take her until they paid $3,000 upfront. and the family says the expenses kept piling up -- >> we want $4,000. we want $7,000. we want $8,000. >> reporter: charges for an emergency c-section and nicu care for little three-pound bekham, but also the family says, unexplainable fees including one for $4,000, just for the parents to see their son. >> we realized the gouging that was being done. >> reporter: the family says the hospital refused to take their health insurance and threatened to stop treating beckham, unless the bills totalling about $30,000 were paid out of pocket in full. >> they were threatening to put him literally on the streets, a

this morning, baby beckham ralph is finally in indiana, after a pound preemie's life, but to get him this mexican hospital where he was born. >> it was held hostage. hospital hostage. >> reporter: beckham's parents on a babymoon vacation in cancun, tuesday, 1 weeks from their due date when mom went into labor. the hospital refused to admit her until they paid $3,000 up front. from there -- >> we want $4,000. >> reporter: the excessive expenses. >> we want $7,000. >> starting piling up. >> we want $8,000. >> reporter: charges for the newborn, and unexplainable fees, including one for $4,000 just for the parents to see their son. >> we realized the gouging that was being done. >> reporter: the family calling it extortion, saying the hospital refused to take their health insurance and threatened to stop treating beckham, unless the bills, totalling about $30,000, were paid in full. >> they were threatening literally to put him on the with -- i mean, it was complete strong-arm tactics. >> reporter: the hospital disputes the the family's claim, saying they never threatened to stop caringin