Blood test, lipase
Facility: Punxsutawney Area Hospital
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.
A fair price for a Blood test, lipase is about $8 (about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate). Punxsutawney Area Hospital charges insurers about $7, or about $20 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Punxsutawney, 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 | $3 - $24 | 44% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $18 | 58% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $15 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $3 - $36 | 44% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 102% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $7 | 102% |
| AmeriHealth | $5 - $7 | 73% |
| Geisinger | $7 - $19 | 102% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $6 - $39 | 87% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $9 - $14 |
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Other Procedures at Punxsutawney Area Hospital
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
- Geisinger-Community Medical Center · Scranton $7
- UPMC McKeesport Hospital · Mc Keesport $7
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.