Blood test, lipase
Facility: Charlevoix Area Hospital
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI 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 $6 (about 0.9× the $7 Medicare rate). Charlevoix Area Hospital charges insurers about $6, or about $40 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charlevoix, MI.
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
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 | $5 - $60 | 73% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $64 | 73% |
| Aetnamajor | $12 - $62 | 174% |
| Cignamajor | $7 - $69 | 102% |
| Meridian | $5 | 73% |
| Molina | $13 - $35 | 189% |
| Priority Health | $5 - $69 | 73% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $66 |
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Other Procedures at Charlevoix Area Hospital
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other MI hospitals
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $6
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $6
- Surgeons Choice Medical Center · Southfield $6
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $6
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia · Livonia $7
- Bronson Methodist Hospital · Kalamazoo $7
- Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi · Southfield $7
- Trinity Health Oakland Hospital · Pontiac $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.