CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, lipase

Facility: Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital

Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$11
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$7
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $1 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $8 This hospital $7 Hospital's list price $562

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 PA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $5 Priciest $7

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, lipase is about $8 (about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate). Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital charges insurers about $7 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Philadelphia, 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

✓ 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 - $40 102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7 - $65 102%
Aetnamajor $7 - $511 102%
Cignamajor $5 - $7 73%
Humanamajor $7 102%
Geisinger $6 - $184 87%
HealthPartners $6 - $7 87%
UPMC Health Plan $7 - $10 102%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $6 - $174
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: 8835 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals