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Delaware Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Delaware healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 9
Shoppable Procedures 131
vs U.S. Median Price +13% above the U.S. average
How Delaware prices compare 131 procedures · +13% vs U.S. median
Hip or knee replacement
U.S. median
$19,245
In Delaware
$22,656
+$3,411 more here
U.S.
DE

Across 131 shoppable procedures, Delaware hospitals typically charge above the national median — worth shopping around. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs Delaware

Best value: Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus (Milford) — about 16% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in Delaware

Across the 11 Delaware hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 10 of 11 hospitals
Aetna 10 of 11 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 9 of 11 hospitals
Cigna 8 of 11 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 1 of 11 hospitals
Humana 1 of 11 hospitals

Also negotiating in Delaware: AmeriHealth (6) · Ambetter (Centene) (5) · WellCare (3) · HealthPartners (2) · Geisinger (1) · Health Net (1).

All hospitals in Delaware

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

Browse Delaware by area

Local price pages for each Delaware metro area.

Compare prices by procedure in Delaware

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Delaware.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →