Lab tests CPT 83690 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lipase test cost in Mountain Home, AR — inpatient

In Mountain Home, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme) as an inpatient: from $169.25 to $169.25, with a median of $169.25. Across Arkansas, the median is $38.18 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83690, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$169.25Izard Regional Hospital
Median$169.25half pay less
Highest$169.25in 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 Mountain Home, AR.

median
Lowest $169.25Highest $169.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Izard Regional Hospital lowest Calico Rock, AR · (870) 297-2400 LIPASE $169.25 $169.25 $6.89–$122.03 — —
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Izard Regional Hospital lowest Calico Rock, AR · (870) 297-2400 AEL LIPASE $169.25 $169.25 $6.89–$122.03 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $169.25, median $169.25, highest $169.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $169.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.