Lab tests CPT 82247 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Bilirubin test cost in Seaford, DE — inpatient

In Seaford, DE, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bilirubin blood test, total as an inpatient: from $50.20 to $112.56, with a median of $61.00. The lowest listed price is at PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown — $10.80 less than the median here. Across Delaware, the median is $112.56 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 82247, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$50.20PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown
Median$61.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$112.56in this market
Difference2.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Seaford, DE.

median
Lowest $50.20Highest $112.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown lowest Georgetown, DE Bilirubin Total File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file $50.20 $50.20 $35.14–$42.67 —
TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford, DE · (302) 629-6611 HC Bilirubin Total source file $61.00 $61.00 $5.02–$48.19 —
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Bilirubin Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $112.56 $134.00 — 16%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth.
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less.
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing.

Inpatient: lowest $50.20, median $61.00, highest $112.56 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $86.78 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A total bilirubin test measures bilirubin, a yellow pigment from the breakdown of red blood cells. It is used for yellow skin or eyes (jaundice), liver and gallbladder problems, and in newborns.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.