Lab tests CPT 80061 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in Savannah, GA — inpatient

In Savannah, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test as an inpatient: from $18.90 to $30.30, with a median of $24.60. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital - Savannah and 1 other hospital — $5.70 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $87.50 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80061, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$18.90St Josephs Hospital - Savannah + 1 more
Median$24.60half pay less
Highest$30.30in this market
Difference1.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Savannah, GA.

median
Lowest $18.90Highest $30.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA Coronary Risk Pro/Lipid Panel $18.90 $63.00 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA Coronary Risk Pro/Lipid Panel $18.90 $63.00 70% Jul 1, 2025
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GA Lipid Panel $30.30 $101.00 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Candler Hospital Savannah, GA Lipid Panel $30.30 $101.00 70% Jul 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $18.90, median $24.60, highest $30.30 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $24.60 — 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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80061 ($75.93). 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.

St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GAGo Strong Lipid Profile $5.70 file
Candler Hospital Savannah, GAGo Strong Lipid Profile $5.70 file