Christiana Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

9,474prices published

Apr 2026file last updated

$255cash price for mri lower back without contrast (list $2,341)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$1,050	$1,050	$280–$885
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$1,781	$1,781	$428–$1,353
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$2,610	$2,610	$611–$1,931
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$105	$350	$6.86–$31.68
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$60.11	$193	$5.50–$25.38
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$67.65	$89.04	$5.05–$23.31
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$34.94	$37.73	$1.95–$28.02
Urinalysis `81001`	$51.04	$51.04	$2.06–$9.51
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$81.16	$148	$8.11–$37.41
EKG tracing `93005`	$155	$155	$60.56–$191
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$51.04	$173	$89.34–$282
CT head without contrast `70450`	$193	$914	$107–$339
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$415	$2,312	$358–$1,131
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$255	$2,341	$245–$774
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$186	$530	$107–$339
IV push, single drug `96374`	$311	$311	$218–$690
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$788	$788	$218–$690
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	—	—	$0.29–$0.91
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	—	—	$955–$3,015
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	—	—	$931–$2,940
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	—	—	$3,359–$10,607

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Christiana Hospital price transparency page.

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