Blood test, lipase
Facility: Cambridge Health Alliance
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood test, lipase is about $14 (about 2.0× the $7 Medicare rate). Cambridge Health Alliance charges insurers about $14, or about $50 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cambridge, MA.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $6 - $22 | 87% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $14 - $50 | 203% |
| Aetnamajor | $18 - $50 | 261% |
| Cignamajor | $20 - $50 | 290% |
| Humanamajor | $50 | 726% |
| Medical Mutual | $50 | 726% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $6 - $23 | 87% |
| WellSense | $6 | 87% |
| + 35 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $50 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Cambridge Health Alliance
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other MA hospitals
- UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals · Leominster $7
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $7
- Boston Medical Center · Boston $7
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton · Brighton $7
- Berkshire Medical Center · Pittsfield $7
- Southcoast Hospitals Group · Fall River $7
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $7
- Good Samaritan Medical Center · Brockton $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.