Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in Erie, PA
In Erie, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test: from $99.22 to $413.40, with a median of $413.40. The lowest listed price is at Saint Vincent Health Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80061, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Erie, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Health Center lowest Erie, PA HC LIPID PANEL | $99.22 | $121.00 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA LIPID PANEL P8100 | $413.40 | $689.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA LIPID PANEL P8093 | $413.40 | $689.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA LIPID PANEL P4483 | $413.40 | $689.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA CARD IQ LIPID PN W/REF DIR LDL | $413.40 | $689.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA LIPID PANEL W/RFX LDL | $413.40 | $689.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA LIPID PANEL 2 | $413.40 | $689.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA LIPID PROFILE | $413.40 | $689.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA CARDIO IQ LIPID PANEL | $413.40 | $689.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $99.22, median $413.40, highest $413.40 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $413.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A lipid panel is a blood test that measures total cholesterol, HDL ('good') cholesterol and triglycerides; LDL ('bad') cholesterol is usually calculated from these. It is used to check heart disease risk.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the panel. The blood draw is often billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80061 ($75.60). 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.
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PACHG LIPID PANEL | $7.20 | file |