Lab tests CPT 83690 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lipase test cost in Allentown, PA — inpatient

In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme) as an inpatient: from $7.92 to $7.92, with a median of $7.92. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $41.60 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83690, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$7.92Hackettstown Medical Center
Median$7.92half pay less
Highest$7.92in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.

median
Lowest $7.92Highest $7.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Lipase $7.92 $378.00 — 98% —
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Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Lipase Body Fld $7.92 $88.00 — 91% —
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Inpatient: lowest $7.92, median $7.92, highest $7.92.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A lipase test measures an enzyme made by the pancreas. It is the main blood test for acute pancreatitis in people with sudden upper belly pain.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.