Lipid panel cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test: from $7.59 to $343.00, with a median of $147.82. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital of Folsom — $140.23 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $101.40 at 214 hospitals.
- The median here, $147.82, is 74% above the US median of $85.00.
- That is 11.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.39).
- Sacramento, CA ranks 4th of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 80061, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 19, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom lowest Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 RL-A-LIPOELECT 80503B File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $7.59 | $20.34 | $2.24–$40.87 | 63% |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 LIPID PANEL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $62.96 | $341.00 | $11.54–$341.00 | 82% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 LIPID PANEL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $76.81 | $341.00 | $11.54–$341.00 | 77% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 LIPID PANEL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $82.54 | $341.00 | $11.54–$341.00 | 76% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 LIPID PANEL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $86.28 | $341.00 | $11.54–$341.00 | 75% |
| Marshall Medical Center Placerville, CA · (530) 622-1441 HC LIPID PANEL File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $87.53 | $153.65 | $13.39–$138.28 | 43% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 LIPID PANEL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $127.23 | $341.00 | $11.54–$318.24 | 63% |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 LIPID PANEL File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $139.40 | $139.40 | $8.23–$536.00 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.24 | $279.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.24 | $279.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.24 | $279.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG LIPID PANEL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CORE LIPID PNL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE LIPID PNL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE LIPID PNL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $7.59, median $147.82, highest $343.00 — a 45.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $156.24. 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 7 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-QD-LIPID PANEL | $1.48 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-QD-LIPID PANEL | $1.81 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-QD-LIPID PANEL | $1.94 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-QD-LIPID PANEL | $2.03 | file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-LIPID PANEL /LIPOSCI | $2.15 | file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-NMRLIPFIT 2013716B | $2.60 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-LIPID PANEL /LIPOSCI | $2.62 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-LIPID PANEL /LIPOSCI | $2.82 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-LIPID PANEL /LIPOSCI | $2.95 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-QD-LIPID PANEL | $2.99 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-NMRLIPFIT 2013716B | $3.18 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-NMRLIPFIT 2013716B | $3.41 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-NMRLIPFIT 2013716B | $3.57 | file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-LIPOELECT 80503B | $3.76 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-LIPID PANEL /LIPOSCI | $4.34 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-LIPOELECT 80503B | $4.59 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-LIPOELECT 80503B | $4.93 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-LIPOELECT 80503B | $5.15 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-NMRLIPFIT 2013716B | $5.26 | file |
| Marshall Medical Center Placerville, CARF ARUP LIPOFIT BY NMR | $6.84 | file |