Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in Eureka-Arcata, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test: from $11.73 to $335.58, with a median of $97.41. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Health Northern California LLC.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC lowest Fortuna, CA HC HEMOGLOBIN FRACTJ/QUANTJ ELECTROPHORESIS LAB | $11.73 | $23.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC HEMOGLOBIN FRACTJ/QUANTJ ELECTROPHORESIS LAB | $11.73 | $23.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC LIPID PANEL | $31.11 | $61.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC LIPID PANEL | $31.11 | $61.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC LIPID PANEL LAB | $97.41 | $191.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC LIPID PROFILE | $97.41 | $191.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC LIPID PANEL | $97.41 | $191.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC LIPID PANEL | $103.02 | $202.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC LIPID PANEL LAB | $103.02 | $202.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC LIPID PROFILE | $103.02 | $202.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC LIPID PROFILE | $299.88 | $588.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC LIPID PROFILE | $335.58 | $658.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.73, median $97.41, highest $335.58 — a 28.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $31.11. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CAHC LIPID PANEL LAB | $6.52 | file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CAHC LIPID PANEL LAB | $6.52 | file |