Lipase test cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for Lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme): from $5.60 to $124.50, with a median of $31.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health and 1 other hospital — $25.40 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $28.00 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 20 cities for code 83690, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Southfield, MI REF-LIPASE FLUID | $5.60 | $10.00 | $5.03–$9.45 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Novi, MI REF-LIPASE FLUID | $5.60 | $10.00 | $4.65–$9.45 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI LIPASE, FLUID-LC | $8.40 | $15.00 | $5.62–$11.80 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI LIPASE, FLUID-LC | $8.40 | $15.00 | $5.62–$11.80 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health System West Bloomfield, MI HB LAB LIPASE | $9.51 | $48.00 | $3.60–$24.22 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB LIPASE | $9.51 | $48.00 | $3.60–$24.22 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI HB LAB LIPASE | $9.51 | $48.00 | $3.60–$24.22 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Corporation Clinton Twp, MI HB LAB LIPASE | $9.51 | $48.00 | $3.60–$37.44 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI LIPASE | $19.49 | $34.80 | $9.40–$11.80 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI LIPASE | $19.49 | $34.80 | $9.40–$11.80 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI Lipase Level | $21.05 | $42.10 | $3.77–$32.51 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI Lipase Fluid | $21.05 | $42.10 | $3.77–$18.72 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI LIPASE | $21.28 | $38.00 | $9.40–$11.80 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI LIPASE | $21.28 | $38.00 | $4.65–$12.38 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI LIPASE | $21.28 | $38.00 | $4.65–$12.38 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI LIPASE | $21.28 | $38.00 | $5.03–$12.38 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI LIPASE | $21.28 | $38.00 | $5.03–$12.38 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI LIPASE | $21.28 | $38.00 | $9.40–$11.80 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI ASSAY OF LIPASE | $26.30 | $52.60 | $3.77–$26.72 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI Lipase Level | $27.20 | $54.40 | $3.77–$40.80 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI Lipase Fluid | $27.20 | $54.40 | $3.77–$27.64 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Wayne, MI Hc Lipase | $31.00 | $31.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI Hc Lipase | $31.00 | $31.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Trenton, MI Hc Lipase | $31.00 | $31.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Taylor, MI Hc Lipase | $31.00 | $31.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI Hc Lipase | $31.00 | $31.00 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Inc Commerce Charter Twp, MI LIPASE, URINE | $35.25 | $47.00 | $1.00–$9.40 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center John R Detroit, MI LIPASE, URINE | $36.30 | $72.60 | $3.77–$54.45 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center John R Detroit, MI LIPASE | $38.50 | $77.00 | $3.77–$57.75 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI LIPASE | $39.76 | $71.00 | $5.62–$11.80 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI LIPASE | $39.76 | $71.00 | $5.62–$11.80 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI Lipase Fluid | $40.35 | $80.70 | $3.77–$21.27 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI Lipase Level | $40.35 | $80.70 | $3.77–$49.83 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI LIPASE | $43.24 | $92.00 | $8.19–$8.89 | 53% | — source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Inc Detroit, MI LIPASE, URINE | $63.75 | $85.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI Lipase Fluid | $69.50 | $139.00 | $3.77–$13.39 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI Lipase Level | $69.50 | $139.00 | $3.77–$72.84 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Inc Detroit, MI LIPASE | $83.25 | $111.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI LIPASE | $87.75 | $117.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI LIPASE | $98.25 | $131.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Inc Detroit, MI LIPASE | $117.00 | $156.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI LIPASE | $124.50 | $166.00 | $1.00–$9.40 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI LIPASE | $124.50 | $166.00 | $1.00–$9.40 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Inc Commerce Charter Twp, MI LIPASE | $128.25 | $171.00 | $1.00–$9.40 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.60, median $31.00, highest $124.50 — a 22.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $31.00. 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 10 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
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.