Blood test, lipase
Facility: Reading Hospital
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 4 of 8 other PA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 $10 (about 1.4× the $7 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $6, or about $79 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in West Reading, PA.
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 | $6 - $8 | 87% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $62 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $12 - $61 | 174% |
| Cignamajor | $65 | 943% |
| AmeriHealth | $5 | 73% |
| Geisinger | $6 - $72 | 87% |
| Health Net | $51 | 740% |
| HealthPartners | $6 | 87% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $6 - $61 | 87% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $107 |
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Other Procedures at Reading Hospital
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other PA hospitals
- Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $5
- Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav · Erie $5
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $6
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $6
- Geisinger-Community Medical Center · Scranton $7
- 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.