CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, lipase

Facility: Fostoria Community Hospital

Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$13
about 1.9× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $9–$19
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$14
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $13 This hospital $14 Cash price $113 Hospital's list price $174

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $6 Priciest $14

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 $13 (about 1.9× the $7 Medicare rate). Fostoria Community Hospital charges insurers about $14, or about $113 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fostoria, OH.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $10 - $104 145%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7 - $113 102%
Aetnamajor $8 - $117 116%
AmeriHealth $18 261%
CareSource $10 - $72 145%
Medical Mutual $98 - $105 1422%
Meridian $4 58%
Paramount $7 - $92 102%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $7 - $139
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 501 Van Buren Street, Fostoria, OH 44830
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals