Lipase test cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme): from $6.30 to $96.50, with a median of $83.16. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana — $76.86 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $93.85 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 83690 Lipase Assay | $6.30 | $21.00 | $5.19–$20.67 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Lipase Level | $68.58 | $254.00 | $6.08–$228.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Lipase Body Fluid (LC) | $68.58 | $254.00 | $6.08–$228.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Lipase Body Fluid (LC) | $72.48 | $302.00 | $6.08–$271.80 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Lipase Level | $72.48 | $302.00 | $6.08–$271.80 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Lipase Level | $83.16 | $308.00 | $6.08–$308.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Lipase Body Fluid (LC) | $83.16 | $308.00 | $6.08–$308.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Lipase Body Fluid (LC) | $85.20 | $284.00 | $6.08–$255.60 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Lipase Level | $85.20 | $284.00 | $6.08–$255.60 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC LIPASE FLUID | $92.00 | $184.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC LIPASE FLUID | $96.50 | $193.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC LIPASE FLUID | $96.50 | $193.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC LIPASE | $98.50 | $197.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC LIPASE | $103.50 | $207.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC LIPASE | $103.50 | $207.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.30, median $83.16, highest $96.50 — a 15.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $92.00. 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 4 of 4 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83690 ($50.92). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN83690 Lipase Assay | $5.04 | file |