CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, lipase
Facility: Dell Children's Medical Center
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
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A fair price for this
$12
about 1.7× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$20
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $12 Cash price $98 Hospital's list price $140
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 | $6 - $8 | 87% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $32 | 87% |
| Aetnamajor | $18 - $51 | 261% |
| Cignamajor | $16 | 232% |
| Humanamajor | $11 | 160% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $6 - $8 | 87% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $83 |
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Other Procedures at Dell Children's Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other TX hospitals
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $5
- PAM Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North · Texarkana $5
- Parkland Health & Hospital System · Dallas $6
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $6
- Fort Duncan Medical Center · Eagle Pass $6
- South Texas Health System · Edinburg $6
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont · Beaumont $6
- Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas · Dallas $6
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.