CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, lipase
Facility: Porter Hospital Inc
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$37
about 5.3× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $9–$70
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $37 Cash price $72 Hospital's list price $72
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 | $34 - $71 | 493% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $35 - $70 | 508% |
| Aetnamajor | $34 - $63 | 493% |
| Cignamajor | $65 | 943% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 102% |
| Fidelis Care | $30 | 435% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $58 | 842% |
| MVP Health Care | $34 - $67 | 493% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $34 - $68 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Porter Hospital Inc
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other VT hospitals
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $7
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $7
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $7
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.