CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, amylase

Facility: Christiana Hospital

Billing Code: 82150 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$10
about 1.7× the $6 Medicare rate · typically $7–$21
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$7
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $3 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $6 Fair price $10 This hospital $7 Cash price $131 Hospital's list price $131

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How this hospital compares to other DE hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 2 charge less, among the 5 DE hospitals compared.

Cheapest $6 Priciest $10

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 DE hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Blood test, amylase is about $10 (about 1.7× the $6 Medicare rate). Christiana Hospital charges insurers about $7, or about $131 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Newark, DE.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $6 93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $6 - $10 93%
Aetnamajor $7 - $9 108%
Cignamajor $4 62%
Ambetter (Centene) $8 - $10 123%
AmeriHealth $6 - $10 93%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $7 - $19
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, DE 19718
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals