Blood test, lipase
Facility: Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 PA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $8 (about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate). Geisinger-Community Medical Center charges insurers about $7, or about $144 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Scranton, PA.
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 | $99 | 1437% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $18 - $81 | 261% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $137 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $103 | 1495% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 102% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $23 | 334% |
| AmeriHealth | $6 | 87% |
| Geisinger | $5 - $20 | 73% |
| Health Net | $137 | 1988% |
| HealthPartners | $6 | 87% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $6 | 87% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $210 |
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Other Procedures at Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other PA hospitals
- Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $5
- Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav · Erie $5
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $6
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $6
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $6
- UPMC McKeesport Hospital · Mc Keesport $7
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $7
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.