SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 80061, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
NIAGARA FALLS, NY BLOOD TEST; LIPIDS (CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES) |
$38.50 | $55.00 | 30% | — file |
|
| ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
BUFFALO, NY LIPID PANEL |
$57.04 | $128.62 | 56% | Aug 25, 2026 file |
|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
NIAGARA FALLS, NY LIPID PANEL |
$59.29 | $84.70 | 30% | — file |
|
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute
BUFFALO, NY Lipid Profile (P4) |
$287.57 | $287.57 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $38.50, median $58.17, highest $287.57 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $172.31. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.