Lipase test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme): from $5.20 to $6.40, with a median of $5.46. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital — $0.26 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $21.15 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM LIPASE | $5.20 | $26.00 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM LIPASE | $5.46 | $27.30 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM LIPASE | $5.46 | $27.30 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 LIPASE | $6.40 | $32.00 | $6.71–$25.60 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 LIPASE BODY FLUID | $6.40 | $32.00 | $6.71–$25.60 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC LIPASE BODY FLUID | $11.21 | $56.07 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC LIPASE BODY FLUID | $11.21 | $56.07 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LIPASE BODY FLUID | $18.65 | $93.24 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LIPASE BODY FLUID | $18.65 | $93.24 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LWS LIPASE | $19.49 | $97.44 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LES LIPASE | $19.49 | $97.44 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LWS LIPASE | $19.49 | $97.44 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN LIPASE | $19.49 | $97.44 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LES LIPASE | $19.49 | $97.44 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN LIPASE | $19.49 | $97.44 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH LIPASE BODY FLUID | $19.76 | $98.79 | $2.48–$1,477.58 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH LIPASE BODY FLUID | $24.31 | $121.54 | $6.71–$97.23 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.20, median $5.46, highest $6.40 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5.46. 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 3 of 3 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
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.