Lipase test cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 54 hospitals list a cash price for lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme): from $4.50 to $332.00, with a median of $36.48. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health - Placentia Linda and 2 other hospitals — $31.98 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $96.40 at 218 hospitals.
- The median here, $36.48, is 43% below the US median of $63.95.
- That is 5.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.89).
- Los Angeles, CA has the lowest median of 5 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 17 of 54 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 54 facilities across 38 cities for code 83690, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Oct 5, 2026.
Lowest$4.50UCI Health - Placentia Linda + 2 more
Median$36.48half of hospitals charge less
Highest$332.00in this market
Difference73.8×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $4.50Highest $332.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 LIPASE/2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.50 | $11.25 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley lowest Orange, CA · (714) 966-7200 LIPASE/2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.50 | $11.25 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos lowest Orange, CA · (562) 799-3220 LIPASE/2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.50 | $11.25 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA · (562) 602-6751 LIPASE/2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.80 | $12.00 | — | 60% |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $5.13 | $5.13 | $2.41–$13.78 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $5.13 | $5.13 | $2.41–$13.78 | — |
| St Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Hc Assay Of Lipase File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $294.00 | $6.89–$264.60 | 98% |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LIPASE SERUM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $43.00 | $6.89–$43.00 | 86% |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Assay Of Lipase File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $341.37 | $6.89–$341.37 | 98% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Assay Of Lipase File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $341.37 | $6.89–$341.37 | 98% |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 LIPASE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $254.00 | $6.89–$254.00 | 98% |
| San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Hc Assay Of Lipase File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $338.73 | $6.55–$338.73 | 98% |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 LIPASE - 83690 - 4103690+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $278.90 | $6.89–$278.90 | 98% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Assay Of Lipase File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $341.37 | $6.89–$341.37 | 98% |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 C LIPASE FLUID File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $8.00 | $2.40–$26.25 | — |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Lipase Pertioneal Fluid+1 more line at this price source file | $8.00 | $8.00 | $4.00–$9.00 | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 C LIPASE FLUID File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $8.00 | $2.40–$26.25 | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 C LIPASE FLUID File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $8.00 | $2.40–$26.25 | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB LAB LIPASE SE ST+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $8.20 | $12.61 | $16.64–$95.70 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 LIPASE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $8.22 | $19.00 | $4.75–$43.60 | 57% |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 Lipase,Fluid - ARUP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $9.70 | $9.70 | $2.89–$13.78 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 Lipase,Fluid - ARUP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $9.70 | $9.70 | $2.89–$13.78 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 Lipase,Fluid - ARUP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $9.70 | $9.70 | $2.89–$16.38 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 Lipase,Fluid - ARUP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $9.70 | $9.70 | $2.89–$13.78 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 Lipase, Fluid LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $11.25 | $11.25 | $2.89–$13.78 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 Lipase, Fluid LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $11.25 | $11.25 | $2.89–$13.78 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 Lipase, Fluid LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $11.25 | $11.25 | $2.89–$16.38 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 Lipase, Fluid LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $11.25 | $11.25 | $2.89–$13.78 | — |
| Southern California Hospital at Hollywood Hollywood, CA · (323) 462-2271 LIPASE PLEURAL FLUID File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $12.61 | $12.61 | $0.22–$22.68 | — |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 267-0477 LIPASE PLEURAL FLUID File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $12.61 | $12.61 | $0.36–$22.68 | — |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE LAB+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.20 | $52.00 | — | 65% |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (562) 799-3220 LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.60 | $49.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 966-7200 LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.60 | $49.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.60 | $49.00 | — | 60% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.40 | $84.00 | — | 65% |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Lipase File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.16 | $49.48 | — | 35% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.55 | $93.00 | — | 65% |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 LIPASE, FLUID - LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $37.00 | $2.89–$29.60 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 LIPASE, FLUID - LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $37.00 | $2.89–$29.60 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 LIPASE, FLUID - LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $37.00 | $2.89–$29.60 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 LIPASE, FLUID - LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $37.00 | $2.89–$29.60 | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 LIPASE File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $38.00 | $38.00 | $6.13–$38.00 | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 LIPASE File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $38.00 | $38.00 | $6.08–$38.00 | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 LIPASE File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $38.00 | $38.00 | $5.51–$38.00 | — |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40.80 | $85.00 | — | 52% |
| Southern California Hospital at Van Nuys D/P Aph Van Nuys, CA · (323) 462-2271 LIPASE PLEURAL FLUID File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $47.58 | $47.58 | $6.08–$40.92 | — |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin, CA · (714) 619-7700 LIPASE PLEURAL FLUID File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $47.58 | $47.58 | $0.22–$40.92 | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE LAB+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47.60 | $136.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $51.10 | $146.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $51.10 | $146.00 | — | 65% |
| Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona, CA · (909) 596-7733 Lipase (fat enzyme) level File of Oct 5, 2026 · source file | $53.74 | $41.34 | $6.20–$56.22 | -30% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $57.05 | $163.00 | — | 65% |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.92 | $154.00 | — | 52% |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $74.40 | $155.00 | — | 52% |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 LIPASE BODY FLD File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $79.29 | $252.00 | $5.86–$252.00 | 69% |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 LIPASE File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $101.50 | $290.00 | $6.61–$290.00 | 65% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE LAB+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $102.55 | $293.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $103.68 | $216.00 | — | 52% |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.00 | $320.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.00 | $320.00 | — | 65% |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 LIPASE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $114.84 | $365.00 | $5.86–$365.00 | 69% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $124.60 | $356.00 | — | 65% |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Lipase Serum-lab source file | $137.00 | $137.00 | $6.00–$137.00 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE LAB+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $148.40 | $424.00 | — | 65% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $442.00 | — | 65% |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Assay Of Lipase File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $167.25 | $167.25 | — | — |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $169.05 | $483.00 | — | 65% |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 LIPASE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $172.15 | $360.00 | $5.86–$270.00 | 52% |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 LIPASE BODY FLD File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $183.15 | $383.00 | $5.86–$287.25 | 52% |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin, CA · (714) 619-7700 LIPASE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $196.86 | $196.86 | $0.22–$169.30 | — |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 267-0477 LIPASE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $212.98 | $212.98 | $0.36–$183.16 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $213.15 | $213.15 | $2.89–$170.52 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 ASSAY OF LIPASE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $213.15 | $213.15 | $2.89–$170.52 | — |
| Southern California Hospital at Hollywood Hollywood, CA · (323) 462-2271 LIPASE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $215.27 | $215.27 | $0.22–$185.13 | — |
| Southern California Hospital at Van Nuys D/P Aph Van Nuys, CA · (323) 462-2271 LIPASE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $215.27 | $215.27 | $6.08–$185.13 | — |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA · (562) 602-6751 LIPASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $228.40 | $571.00 | — | 60% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 LIPASE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $242.00 | $242.00 | $6.75–$217.80 | — |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Assay Of Lipase File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $259.00 | $259.00 | — | — |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon, CA · (310) 510-0700 Lipase (fat enzyme) level File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $268.82 | $384.03 | $6.55–$384.03 | 30% |
| Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 LIPASE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $332.00 | $332.00 | $6.08–$332.00 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $4.50, median $36.48, highest $332.00 — a 73.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 44 facilities here, median $91.20. 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 24 of 37 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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 lipase test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lipase test explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83690 ($43.20). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CARL-A-LIP FL 20715 | $2.51 | file |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CARL-A-LIP FL 20715 | $3.44 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.