Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test: from $10.50 to $186.92, with a median of $129.75. The lowest listed price is at Grossmont Hospital Corporation.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation lowest La Mesa, CA HC NMR LIPID PNL | $10.50 | $14.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC NMR LIPID PNL | $10.50 | $14.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC NMR LIPID PNL | $10.50 | $14.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC NMR LIPID PNL | $10.50 | $14.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA CHOL, HDL, LDL, SMH | $13.00 | $45.00 | 71% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA LIPID PNL 1.1 | $13.00 | $17.10 | 24% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA LIPID PNL | $13.00 | $135.14 | 90% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Blood test lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $13.75 | $25.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA LIPID PANEL | $101.40 | $195.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA LIPID PANEL | $101.40 | $195.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA LIPID PANEL | $101.40 | $195.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Blood Test, Lipids (Cholesterol And Triglycerides) | $102.30 | $186.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Lipid Panel | $129.75 | $173.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scren Lipid Panel | $129.75 | $173.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Lipid Panel | $129.75 | $173.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Lipid Panel 300 | $129.75 | $173.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lipid (Cardiac Risk) Panel | $129.75 | $173.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC LIPID PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $145.50 | $194.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC LIPID PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $145.50 | $194.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC LIPID PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $145.50 | $194.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC LIPID PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $145.50 | $194.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Ama Lipid Panel | $168.75 | $225.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Liv-Lipid Panel | $168.75 | $225.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA Lipid Pnl | $186.92 | $311.54 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA Lipid Panel with Direct LDL | $186.92 | $311.54 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.50, median $129.75, highest $186.92 — a 17.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $129.75. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CALipid Panel LC | $2.48 | file |