Blood test, lipase
Facility: Merit Health Central
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MS hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, lipase is about $7 (about 1.0× the $7 Medicare rate). Merit Health Central charges insurers about $7, or about $2 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jackson, MS.
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 | $1 - $128 | 15% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $13 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $500 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $1 - $119 | 15% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 102% |
| CareSource | $6 | 87% |
| Devoted Health | $7 | 102% |
| Molina | $7 - $12 | 102% |
| WellCare | $7 | 102% |
| + 25 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $603 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Central
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other MS hospitals
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $6
- Magee General Hospital · Magee $6
- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $6
- Simpson General Hospital Cah · Mendenhall $6
- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport · Gulfport $7
- Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $7
- Merit Health Madison · Canton $7
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County · Starkville $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.