Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test as an inpatient: from $64.25 to $264.80, with a median of $156.24. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA HC LIPID PROFILE | $64.25 | $257.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA LIPID PANEL | $156.24 | $279.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA LIPID PANEL | $156.24 | $279.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA HC Lipid Panel - Calculated Ld | $264.80 | $662.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $64.25, median $156.24, highest $264.80 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $156.24 — 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.
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.
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CAHC NMR LIPOPROFILE LIPID PAN 1/2*3 | $2.82 | file |