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Cholesterol test (lipid panel) cost in Colorado without insurance

In Colorado, the median cash price for Lipid panel is $127.96 across 44 hospitals, from $7.50 to $2,220.78. The lowest is at Wray Community District Hospital (Wray). The US median is $87.05.

Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.

A lipid panel is a blood test that measures total cholesterol, HDL (good) cholesterol, triglycerides and calculated LDL (bad) cholesterol. It is a standard part of a checkup and is billed under code 80061. A test of total cholesterol alone (82465) is cheaper but gives less information. Prices vary widely between hospitals, clinics and independent labs, and the same test is often offered much cheaper through a walk-in lab.

Collected Oct 22, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Cholesterol test (lipid panel) prices in Colorado by type

80061 is the full lipid panel and is used in the state table. 82465 is total cholesterol only. Fasting is sometimes needed for the panel and does not change the code.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Lipid panel Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test · code 80061 44 $7.50–$2,220.78 $127.96 $87.05
Total cholesterol test Total cholesterol blood test · code 82465 43 $12.49–$862.49 $60.00 $34.50
Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in Colorado. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Independent labs and direct-to-consumer lab services often charge a fraction of what hospitals list for the same panel.
  • Ask whether the blood draw is a separate charge; some places add it to the price.
  • If your doctor orders it, you can often take the order to a lab you choose.