Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in Omaha, NE-IA
In Omaha, NE-IA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test: from $20.09 to $147.98, with a median of $129.36. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA HC RHC LIPID PANEL | $20.09 | $41.00 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center LLC Bellevue, NE Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $39.00 | $60.00 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $39.00 | $60.00 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA Lipid Panel | $49.80 | $166.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE Lipid Panel | $59.76 | $166.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE Lipid Panel | $59.76 | $166.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE HC LIPID PANEL | $129.36 | $308.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE HC LIPID PANEL | $129.36 | $308.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Council Bluffs, IA HC LIPID PANEL | $129.36 | $308.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC LIPID PANEL | $129.36 | $308.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC LIPID PANEL | $129.36 | $308.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE HC LIPID PANEL | $129.36 | $308.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA HC LIPID PANEL | $147.98 | $302.00 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.09, median $129.36, highest $147.98 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $129.36. 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.
7 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.
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NEHC HEART CHECK LIPID | $2.52 | file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NEHC HEART CHECK LIPID | $2.52 | file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Council Bluffs, IAHC HEART CHECK LIPID | $2.52 | file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NEHC HEART CHECK LIPID | $2.52 | file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NEHC HEART CHECK LIPID | $2.52 | file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NEHC HEART CHECK LIPID | $2.52 | file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IAHC HEART CHECK LIPID | $4.90 | file |