Lipid panel cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test: from $8.92 to $1,261.75, with a median of $81.00. The lowest listed price is at Palo Verde Hospital — $72.08 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $101.40 at 214 hospitals.
- The median here, $81.00, is 5% below the US median of $85.00.
- That is 6.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.39).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 20 cities for code 80061, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde Hospital lowest Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Lipid Panel With LDL/HDL Ratio LC T235010+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $8.92 | $11.90 | — | 25% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LAB REF LIPID PANEL, CARDIAC File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $9.90 | $22.00 | $4.40–$138.21 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LAB REF LIPID PANEL, CARDIAC File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $9.90 | $22.00 | $4.40–$135.43 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LAB REF LIPID PANEL, CARDIAC File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $9.90 | $22.00 | $3.98–$127.14 | 55% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 LIPID PANEL File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $10.60 | $26.50 | $11.93–$22.53 | 60% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC HEMOGLOBIN FRACTJ/QUANTJ ELECTROPHORESIS LAB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11.04 | $23.00 | — | 52% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 CORONARY RISK (LIPID PANEL) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $13.00 | $602.00 | $13.24–$602.00 | 98% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Lipid Panel File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $13.00 | $827.75 | $12.72–$827.75 | 98% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Lipid Panel File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $13.00 | $827.75 | $12.72–$827.75 | 98% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LIPID PANEL MC File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $19.80 | $44.00 | $7.96–$127.14 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LIPID PANEL MC File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $19.80 | $44.00 | $8.80–$138.21 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LIPID PANEL MC File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $19.80 | $44.00 | $8.80–$135.43 | 55% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.28 | $61.00 | — | 52% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 LIPID PANEL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $38.52 | $117.00 | $11.65–$117.00 | 67% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 BLOOD TEST; LIPIDS (CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES) File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $38.67 | $193.34 | $12.72–$193.34 | 80% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 LIPID PANEL File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $40.02 | $200.11 | $12.72–$200.11 | 80% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 LIPID PANEL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $47.44 | $122.00 | $13.39–$122.00 | 61% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 LIPID PANEL File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $81.00 | $8.19–$81.00 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.40 | $195.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.40 | $195.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.40 | $195.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.40 | $195.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $170.64 | $711.00 | $11.38–$639.90 | 76% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $920.00 | $10.71–$1,690.50 | 80% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Lipid Panel File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $234.00 | $312.00 | — | 25% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC LIPID PROFILE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $260.16 | $542.00 | — | 52% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC LIPID PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $304.00 | $304.00 | $11.54–$220.40 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 LAB LIPID PANEL File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $422.00 | $422.00 | $11.54–$422.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 LAB LIPID PANEL File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $422.00 | $422.00 | $11.54–$422.00 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lipid Panel+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $749.84 | $749.84 | $9.23–$749.84 | — |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $1,112.29 | $1,853.82 | $15.36–$1,483.06 | 40% |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 Lipid panel This panel must include the following: Cholesterol, serum, total (82465) Lipoprotein, direct measurement, high density cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) (83718) Triglycerides (84478) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,261.75 | $1,261.75 | $10.71–$1,135.58 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $8.92, median $81.00, highest $1,261.75 — a 141.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $101.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 23 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What lipid panel is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lipid panel explained.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80061 ($70.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CAHC LIPID PANEL LAB | $6.14 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Lipid Evaluation | $6.63 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Lipid Panel W/Reflex Ldl | $6.63 | file |