Blood test, lipase
Facility: Sierra View Medical Center
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, lipase is about $8 (about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate). Sierra View Medical Center charges insurers about $7, or about $19 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Porterville, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $24 | 87% |
| Aetnamajor | $18 | 261% |
| Cignamajor | $24 | 348% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 102% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $19 | 276% |
| Health Net | $6 - $20 | 87% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $8 |
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Other Procedures at Sierra View Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other CA hospitals
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $5
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City · Panorama City $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles · Los Angeles $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey · Downey $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario · Fontana $6
- City of Hope National Medical Center · Duarte $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay · Harbor City $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego · San Diego $6
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.