CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, lipase
Facility: Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$69
about 9.9× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $8–$142
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $69 Cash price $118 Hospital's list price $236
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $7 - $138 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $170 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $189 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $7 - $122 | 102% |
| Humanamajor | $7 - $170 | 102% |
| AmeriHealth | $49 | 711% |
| CareSource | $78 | 1132% |
| WellCare | $49 | 711% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $229 |
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
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- Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $7
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- Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital · Dunn $7
- The McDowell Hospital · Marion $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.