Cheapest hospitals in Delaware without insurance
Of 6 hospitals in Delaware we can compare, TidalHealth Nanticoke (Seaford) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 22% below the Delaware median across 282 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all Delaware hospitals, procedure by procedure.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford | 22% below | 204 of 282 | 63 of 282 |
| 2. St. Francis Hospital Wilmington | 15% below | 187 of 281 | 89 of 281 |
| 3. Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford | at median | 56 of 304 | 140 of 304 |
| 4. Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus Dover | at median | 56 of 304 | 140 of 304 |
| 5. Beebe Medical Center Lewes | 1% above | 128 of 285 | 147 of 285 |
| 6. Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington | 17% above | 109 of 266 | 153 of 266 |
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all Delaware hospitals that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.