CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, amylase
Facility: Lowell General Hospital
Billing Code: 82150 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$12
about 2.0× the $6 Medicare rate · typically $7–$26
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $6 Fair price $12 Cash price $18 Hospital's list price $26
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 | $21 - $26 | 324% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 - $20 | 247% |
| Aetnamajor | $20 - $21 | 309% |
| Cignamajor | $14 - $22 | 216% |
| AmeriHealth | $9 | 139% |
| AvMed | $9 | 139% |
| GEHA | $9 | 139% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $23 - $27 | 355% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $10 - $26 | 154% |
| WellSense | $9 - $26 | 139% |
| + 104 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $26 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 12 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Enter your details and press estimate to compare.
Other Procedures at Lowell General Hospital
Compare: Blood test, amylase at other MA hospitals
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton · Brighton $6
- UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals · Leominster $7
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $7
- Holyoke Medical Center · Holyoke $7
- Boston Medical Center · Boston $7
- Berkshire Medical Center · Pittsfield $7
- Southcoast Hospitals Group · Fall River $7
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.