Lab tests CPT 80061 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in Portland-South Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test as an inpatient: from $27.00 to $276.55, with a median of $148.20. The lowest listed price is at MaineHealth.

Cash prices at 5 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.

Lowest$27.00MaineHealth
Median$148.20half pay less
Highest$276.55in this market
Difference10.2×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

median
Lowest $27.00Highest $276.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
MaineHealth lowest Brunswick, ME CHG LIPID PANEL $27.00 $27.00 Sep 9, 2025
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME LIPID PANEL $36.92 $142.00 74%
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York Hospital York, ME (LABCORP) NMR LIPOPROFILELIP WITH GRAPH $52.80 $88.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME LIPID PROFILE (CARDIAC RISK 1) $148.20 $247.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME W CARDIAC RISK 1 (WELLS) $148.20 $247.00 40%
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC LIPID PANEL $201.65 $201.65 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC LIPID PANEL $235.15 $235.15 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME B* HC LIPID PANEL $276.55 $276.55 Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $27.00, median $148.20, highest $276.55 — a 10.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $148.20 — 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.