Blood test, lipase
Facility: Essentia Health
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 7 ND hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 ND 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 $7 (about 1.0× the $7 Medicare rate). Essentia Health charges insurers about $7, or about $62 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fargo, ND.
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 | $7 - $65 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $55 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $44 - $70 | 639% |
| Cignamajor | $55 | 798% |
| HealthPartners | $7 - $55 | 102% |
| Medica | $7 - $52 | 102% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $22 - $37 | 319% |
| Security Health Plan | $7 | 102% |
| UCare | $7 - $54 | 102% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $63 |
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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 Essentia Health
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other ND hospitals
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $7
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $7
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $7
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $7
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo · Fargo $7
- McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc · Watford City $14
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.