CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, lipase
Facility: USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$20
about 2.9× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $8–$65
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $20 Cash price $259 Hospital's list price $259
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 | $11 - $28 | 160% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $44 - $65 | 639% |
| Aetnamajor | $48 | 697% |
| Cignamajor | $23 | 334% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $14 |
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Other Procedures at USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital
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.