Amylase test cost in Baltimore, MD
In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 7 hospitals list a cash price for amylase blood test: from $12.85 to $22.17, with a median of $17.62. The lowest listed price is at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center — $4.77 less than the median here. Across Maryland, the median is $17.37 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 2 cities for code 82150, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 5, 2025 and Jul 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center lowest Baltimore, MD · (443) 777-7850 AMYLASE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.85 | $13.11 | $12.85–$13.11 | 2% |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 HC Amylase File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $13.66 | $13.94 | $13.66–$13.94 | 2% |
| MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 350-3201 AMYLASE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17.49 | $17.85 | $17.49–$17.85 | 2% |
| MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD · (443) 444-3902 AMYLASE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17.62 | $17.98 | $17.62–$17.98 | 2% |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC ASSAY OF AMYLASE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.24 | $19.63 | $19.63–$19.24 | 2% |
| MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 554-2227 AMYLASE ISOENZYME+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.51 | $19.91 | $19.51–$19.91 | 2% |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 R AMYLASE ISOENZYMES+1 more line at this price File of Nov 5, 2025 · source file | $22.17 | $22.62 | $22.17–$22.62 | 2% |
Outpatient: lowest $12.85, median $17.62, highest $22.17 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $19.24. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An amylase test measures a digestive enzyme made mainly by the pancreas and salivary glands. It is used with a lipase test for belly pain that might be pancreatitis.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.