Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in Lexington-Fayette, KY
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test: from $78.00 to $143.36, with a median of $110.68. The lowest listed price is at University of Kentucky Hospital.
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 1, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington, KY Hc Lipid Panel - Bundled Charge | $78.00 | $195.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Healthcare System INC Lexington, KY Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $143.36 | $191.14 | 25% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $78.00, median $110.68, highest $143.36 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $78.00. 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.
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KYHc Lipofit By Nmr 2013716 #2-So+ | $6.96 | file |