CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, lipase

Facility: Reading Hospital

Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$10
about 1.4× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$21
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$6
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $4 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $10 This hospital $6 Cash price $79 Hospital's list price $113

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 4 of 8 other PA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $5 Priciest $7

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $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
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 420 S 5Th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals