Christiana Hospital
CHRISTIANA HOSPITAL in Newark, DE charges 4.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 292 analyzed procedures, reflecting the pricing patterns typical of nonprofit-private healthcare facilities.
Newark, DE 19718 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.12x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.41x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
292
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0.7%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $304,842 | $152,421 | — | 9.4x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $347,642 | $173,821 | — | 7.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $107,716 | $53,858 | — | 7.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $106,093 | $53,047 | — | 7.4x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $45,967 | $22,983 | — | 6.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $27,031 | $13,515 | — | 6.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $31,285 | $15,643 | — | 6.1x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 301 | $27,539 | $13,769 | — | 6.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $171,557 | $85,779 | — | 6.1x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $85,312 | $42,656 | — | 5.9x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $31,711 | $15,856 | — | 5.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $43,052 | $21,526 | — | 5.7x |
| CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH CC | 546 | $41,101 | $20,550 | — | 5.7x |
| HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC | 103 | $29,848 | $14,924 | — | 5.6x |
| BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC | 554 | $31,265 | $15,633 | — | 5.5x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 863 | $45,678 | $22,839 | — | 5.5x |
| PLEURAL EFFUSION WITH CC | 187 | $43,266 | $21,633 | — | 5.5x |
| BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY WITHOUT MCC | 726 | $30,392 | $15,196 | — | 5.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $21,040 | $10,520 | — | 5.4x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $71,465 | $35,732 | — | 5.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $187,745 | $93,873 | — | 5.4x |
| OSTEOMYELITIS WITH MCC | 539 | $83,468 | $41,734 | — | 5.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $145,370 | $72,685 | — | 5.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $33,268 | $16,634 | — | 5.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $21,548 | $10,774 | — | 5.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $36,947 | $18,474 | — | 5.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 696 | $26,351 | $13,176 | — | 5.2x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $38,091 | $19,045 | — | 5.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $35,121 | $17,561 | — | 5.1x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $52,282 | $26,141 | — | 5x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $32,993 | $16,497 | — | 5x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $24,653 | $12,327 | — | 5x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $222,720 | $111,360 | — | 5x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $48,635 | $24,317 | — | 5x |
| URINARY STONES WITHOUT MCC | 694 | $27,573 | $13,786 | — | 4.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $20,472 | $10,236 | — | 4.9x |
| VIRAL ILLNESS WITHOUT MCC | 866 | $40,456 | $20,228 | — | 4.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $23,712 | $11,856 | — | 4.8x |
| NEUROLOGICAL EYE DISORDERS | 123 | $24,475 | $12,238 | — | 4.8x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 093 | $29,053 | $14,527 | — | 4.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $25,570 | $12,785 | — | 4.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $27,503 | $13,752 | — | 4.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $84,777 | $42,389 | — | 4.7x |
| SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH CC | 571 | $56,396 | $28,198 | — | 4.7x |
| FEVER AND INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS | 864 | $27,366 | $13,683 | — | 4.7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $27,523 | $13,762 | — | 4.7x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $84,701 | $42,350 | — | 4.7x |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $21,117 | $10,559 | — | 4.7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $47,872 | $23,936 | — | 4.7x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $36,270 | $18,135 | — | 4.7x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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