Lipid panel cost in San Luis Obispo, CA — inpatient
In San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test as an inpatient: from $22.10 to $22.10, with a median of $22.10. Across California, the median is $101.40 at 161 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80061, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Community Care lowest San Luis Obispo, CA · (805) 543-5353 RL-A-QST CARDIOIQ 92145A | $22.10 | $56.37 | $15.22–$55.25 | 61% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Community Care San Luis Obispo, CA · (805) 543-5353 RL-A-QST LIPW/INFM 94220E | $22.35 | $56.99 | $15.39–$55.86 | 61% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Community Care San Luis Obispo, CA · (805) 543-5353 RL-A-QST LIPID PNL 91716 | $37.24 | $95.00 | $25.65–$93.10 | 61% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Community Care San Luis Obispo, CA · (805) 543-5353 LIPID PANEL | $380.24 | $970.00 | $261.90–$950.60 | 61% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $22.10, median $22.10, highest $22.10.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $14.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80061 ($86.02). 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.
| Dignity Community Care San Luis Obispo, CARL-A-NMRLIPFIT 2013716B | $5.52 | file |
| Dignity Community Care San Luis Obispo, CARL-A-CRISK E 20468A | $6.53 | file |
| Dignity Community Care San Luis Obispo, CARL-A-LIPOELECT 80503B | $7.98 | file |