Lipase test cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme): from $28.05 to $152.10, with a median of $67.50. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside and 1 other hospital — $39.45 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $60.75 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 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 Mar 23, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside lowest Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 ASSAY OF LIPASE | $28.05 | $33.00 | $8.00–$26.86 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center lowest Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 ASSAY OF LIPASE | $28.05 | $33.00 | $8.00–$26.86 | 15% | — source file |
| Tuality Healthcare Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 Lipase | $57.85 | $89.00 | $5.37–$89.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 Lipase | $57.85 | $89.00 | $5.51–$89.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 ASSAY OF LIPASE | $62.70 | $62.70 | $5.51–$24.12 | — | — source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE BODY FLUID | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE BODY FLUID | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE BODY FLUID | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE BODY FLUID | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE BODY FLUID | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC LIPASE | $148.85 | $229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC LIPASE | $148.85 | $229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC LIPASE | $148.85 | $229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC LIPASE | $148.85 | $229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC LIPASE | $148.85 | $229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC LIPASE | $148.85 | $229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC LIPASE | $148.85 | $229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC LIPASE | $148.85 | $229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 LIPASE (FAT ENZYME) LEVEL | $152.10 | $234.00 | $2.76–$22.35 | 35% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 ASSAY OF LIPASE | $156.65 | $241.00 | $2.76–$22.35 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.05, median $67.50, highest $152.10 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $67.50. 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 2 of 6 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83690 ($50.96). 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.
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WACHG ASSAY OF LIPASE | $4.88 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORCHG ASSAY OF LIPASE | $4.88 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORCHG ASSAY OF LIPASE | $4.88 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG ASSAY OF LIPASE | $4.88 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG ASSAY OF LIPASE | $4.88 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG ASSAY OF LIPASE | $4.88 | file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, ORCHG ASSAY OF LIPASE | $4.88 | file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, ORCHG ASSAY OF LIPASE | $4.88 | file |