Lab tests CPT 80061 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in Omaha, NE-IA — inpatient

In Omaha, NE-IA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test as an inpatient: 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 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 80061, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$20.09Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa
Median$129.36half pay less
Highest$147.98in this market
Difference7.4×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $20.09Highest $147.98

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile 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
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Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA Lipid Panel $49.80 $166.00 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE Lipid Panel $59.76 $166.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE Lipid Panel $59.76 $166.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC LIPID PANEL $129.36 $308.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE HC LIPID PANEL $129.36 $308.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE HC LIPID PANEL $129.36 $308.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE HC LIPID PANEL $129.36 $308.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Council Bluffs, IA HC LIPID PANEL $129.36 $308.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC LIPID PANEL $129.36 $308.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA HC LIPID PANEL $147.98 $302.00 51% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $20.09, median $129.36, highest $147.98 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $129.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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