Lipase test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme) as an inpatient: from $25.00 to $445.13, with a median of $106.48. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta and 3 other hospitals — $81.48 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $147.68 at 103 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 83690, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM LIPASE BF | $25.00 | $25.00 | $4.53–$18.75 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center lowest Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM LIPASE BF | $25.00 | $25.00 | $5.00–$22.50 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center lowest Redlands, CA HC SOM LIPASE BF | $25.00 | $25.00 | $13.75–$20.00 | — | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital lowest Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM LIPASE BF | $25.00 | $25.00 | $5.00–$21.25 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LIPASE BODY FLUID | $31.50 | $70.00 | $12.67–$52.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC LIPASE BODY FLUID | $31.50 | $70.00 | $38.50–$56.00 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LIPASE BODY FLUID | $31.50 | $70.00 | $14.00–$59.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LIPASE BODY FLUID | $31.50 | $70.00 | $14.00–$63.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE CDM | $65.28 | $136.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ASSAY OF LIPASE LAB | $65.28 | $136.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC SOM LIPASE RANDOM URINE | $67.10 | $67.10 | $36.91–$53.68 | — | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM LIPASE RANDOM URINE | $67.10 | $67.10 | $13.42–$57.03 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM LIPASE RANDOM URINE | $67.10 | $67.10 | $13.42–$60.39 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM LIPASE RANDOM URINE | $67.10 | $67.10 | $12.15–$50.33 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LIPASE | $99.00 | $220.00 | $44.00–$198.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LIPASE | $99.00 | $220.00 | $39.82–$165.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LIPASE | $99.00 | $220.00 | $44.00–$187.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC LIPASE | $99.00 | $220.00 | $121.00–$176.00 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 ASSAY OF LIPASE | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 ASSAY OF LIPASE | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 ASSAY OF LIPASE | $147.68 | $284.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Lipase LC | $285.00 | $380.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lipase | $445.13 | $445.13 | $4.86–$445.13 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lipase | $445.13 | $445.13 | $4.86–$445.13 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $25.00, median $106.48, highest $445.13 — a 17.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $65.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 8 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.