CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, lipase

Facility: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $5–$9
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $8 This hospital $9 Cash price $137 Hospital's list price $144

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A fair price for a Blood test, lipase is about $8 (about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate). Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $137 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fairbanks, AK.

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 $125 - $149 1814%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7 - $11 102%
Aetnamajor $126 - $150 1829%
Cignamajor $129 - $154 1872%
Banner Health $36 - $42 522%
Moda Health $9 - $11 131%
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
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: 1650 Cowles Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals