Lab tests CPT 83690 Outpatient

Lipase test cost in Wellsboro, PA

In Wellsboro, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme): from $139.80 to $139.80, with a median of $139.80. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $41.60 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$139.80UPMC Wellsboro
Median$139.80half pay less
Highest$139.80in 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 Wellsboro, PA.

median
Lowest $139.80Highest $139.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Wellsboro lowest Wellsboro, PA LIPASE $139.80 $233.00 $5.00–$221.35 40% —
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UPMC Wellsboro lowest Wellsboro, PA LIPASE PERITONEAL FLUID $139.80 $233.00 $5.00–$221.35 40% —
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UPMC Wellsboro lowest Wellsboro, PA LIPASE PLEURAL FLUID $139.80 $233.00 $5.00–$221.35 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $139.80, median $139.80, highest $139.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $139.80. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.