CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, lipase

Facility: Christiana Hospital

Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$10
about 1.4× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $8–$21
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$8
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $2 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $10 This hospital $8 Cash price $127 Hospital's list price $127

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How this hospital compares to other DE hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 2 charge less, among the 6 DE hospitals compared.

Cheapest $7 Priciest $12

Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 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, lipase is about $10 (about 1.4× the $7 Medicare rate). Christiana Hospital charges insurers about $8, or about $127 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 $7 102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7 - $10 102%
Aetnamajor $7 - $10 102%
Cignamajor $4 58%
Ambetter (Centene) $9 - $10 131%
AmeriHealth $7 - $11 102%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $7 - $21
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