Blood test, lipase
Facility: St Joseph Medical Center
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 $8 (about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate). St Joseph Medical Center charges insurers about $8, or about $63 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tacoma, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $7 - $8 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $10 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $137 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $12 | 174% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 102% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $7 | 102% |
| Amerigroup | $8 | 116% |
| Molina | $7 - $13 | 102% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $42 |
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Other Procedures at St Joseph Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other WA hospitals
- Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles $5
- Pullman Regional Hospital · Pullman $5
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $7
- Virginia Mason Medical Center · Seattle $7
- Multicare Auburn Medical Center · Auburn $7
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $7
- Deaconess Medical Center · Spokane $7
- Trios Health · Kennewick $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.