Lab tests CPT 82465 Outpatient

Total cholesterol test cost in Austin, TX

In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 30 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $4.79 to $551.00, with a median of $51.03. The lowest listed price is at The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center — $46.24 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $67.32 at 290 hospitals.

Cash prices at 30 facilities across 12 cities for code 82465, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$4.79The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center
Median$51.03half pay less
Highest$551.00in this market
Difference115.0×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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

median
Lowest $4.79Highest $551.00

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The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center lowest Austin, TX · (512) 327-0000 CHOLESTEROL $4.79 $31.80 $3.65–$22.26 85% —
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The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center lowest Austin, TX · (512) 327-0000 FLUID CHOLESTEROL $4.79 $31.80 $3.65–$22.26 85% —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC REF MAYO COMP LMPP CPT 82465 $10.68 $17.80 $3.38–$27.45 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC REF MAYO COMP LMPP CPT 82465 $10.68 $17.80 $3.65–$27.45 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC REF MAYO COMP LMPP CPT 82465 $10.68 $17.80 $3.65–$27.45 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC REF MAYO COMP LMPP CPT 82465 $10.68 $17.80 $3.65–$27.45 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC REF MAYO COMP LMPP CPT 82465 $10.68 $17.80 $3.65–$27.45 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC REF MAYO COMP LMPP CPT 82465 $10.68 $17.80 $4.57–$11.57 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC REF MAYO COMP LMPP CPT 82465 $10.68 $17.80 $3.65–$27.45 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CHOLESTEROL, SERUM OR WHOLE BLOOD;TOTAL REFERENCE TEST BCM 4900 $35.51 $53.00 $4.35–$50.35 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CHOLESTEROL, SERUM, TOTAL REFERENCE TEST 92145 $43.55 $65.00 $4.35–$61.75 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CHOLESTEROL REFERENCE TEST GLOMAC $44.22 $66.00 $4.35–$62.70 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $44.82 $124.50 $3.65–$56.02 64% —
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Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CHOLESTEROL BF $44.82 $124.50 $3.65–$56.02 64% —
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Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CHOLESTEROL BF $44.82 $124.50 $3.65–$56.02 64% —
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Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $44.82 $124.50 $3.65–$56.02 64% —
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Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 CHOLESTEROL BF $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 CHOLESTEROL BF $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 CHOLESTEROL BF $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 CHOLESTEROL BF $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 CHOLESTEROL BF $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 CHOLESTEROL BF $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CHOLESTEROL BF $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CHOLESTEROL BF $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 CHOLESTEROL BF $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 CHOLESTEROL BF $46.62 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 64% —
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Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CHOLESTEROL $51.57 $143.25 $3.65–$64.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CHOLESTEROL $51.57 $143.25 $3.65–$64.46 64% —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550960 CPT 82465 $51.75 $86.25 $3.65–$64.69 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550960 CPT 82465 $51.75 $86.25 $4.57–$56.06 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550960 CPT 82465 $51.75 $86.25 $3.65–$77.62 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550960 CPT 82465 $51.75 $86.25 $6.38–$69.00 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550960 CPT 82465 $51.75 $86.25 $3.65–$64.69 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550960 CPT 82465 $51.75 $86.25 $3.65–$77.62 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550960 CPT 82465 $51.75 $86.25 $3.65–$77.62 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 CHOLESTEROL $53.64 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 64% —
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Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 CHOLESTEROL $53.64 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 64% —
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Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 CHOLESTEROL $53.64 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 64% —
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Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 CHOLESTEROL $53.64 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 64% —
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Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 CHOLESTEROL $53.64 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 64% —
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Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CHOLESTEROL $53.64 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 64% —
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Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 CHOLESTEROL $53.64 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 64% —
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Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 CHOLESTEROL $53.64 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 64% —
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Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 CHOLESTEROL $53.64 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 64% —
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Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 CHOLESTEROL $53.64 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 64% —
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Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CHOLESTEROL $55.44 $154.00 $3.65–$69.30 64% —
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Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CHOLESTEROL $55.44 $154.00 $3.65–$69.30 64% —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL BLOOD $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, SERUM OR WHOLE BL $55.85 $93.09 $4.57–$60.51 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, BODY FLUID $55.85 $93.09 $4.57–$60.51 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL $55.85 $93.09 $4.57–$60.51 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL BLOOD $55.85 $93.09 $6.38–$74.47 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC CHOLESTEROL, SERUM OR WHOLE BL $55.85 $93.09 $6.38–$74.47 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC CHOLESTEROL, BODY FLUID $55.85 $93.09 $6.38–$74.47 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL $55.85 $93.09 $6.38–$74.47 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL BLOOD $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$69.82 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC CHOLESTEROL, SERUM OR WHOLE BL $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$69.82 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC CHOLESTEROL, BODY FLUID $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$69.82 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$69.82 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL BLOOD $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$69.82 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC CHOLESTEROL, SERUM OR WHOLE BL $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$69.82 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC CHOLESTEROL, BODY FLUID $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$69.82 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$69.82 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL BLOOD $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC CHOLESTEROL, SERUM OR WHOLE BL $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC CHOLESTEROL, BODY FLUID $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL BLOOD $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, SERUM OR WHOLE BL $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, BODY FLUID $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL BLOOD $55.85 $93.09 $4.57–$60.51 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, SERUM OR WHOLE BL $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, BODY FLUID $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL $55.85 $93.09 $3.65–$83.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550180, CPT 82465 $55.91 $93.19 $3.65–$83.87 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550180, CPT 82465 $55.91 $93.19 $3.65–$69.89 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550180, CPT 82465 $55.91 $93.19 $3.65–$83.87 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550180, CPT 82465 $55.91 $93.19 $3.65–$69.89 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550180, CPT 82465 $55.91 $93.19 $6.38–$74.55 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550180, CPT 82465 $55.91 $93.19 $4.57–$60.57 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC REF LABCORP COMP 550180, CPT 82465 $55.91 $93.19 $3.65–$83.87 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CHOLESTEROL,SERUM, TOTAL REFERENCE TEST LIPOP $59.63 $89.00 $4.35–$84.55 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CHOLESTEROL BF $62.10 $172.50 $3.65–$77.63 64% —
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Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $62.10 $172.50 $3.65–$77.63 64% —
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Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $62.10 $172.50 $3.65–$77.63 64% —
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Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 CHOLESTEROL BF $62.10 $172.50 $3.65–$77.63 64% —
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CHOLESTEROL-TOTAL $65.66 $98.00 $4.35–$93.10 33% Mar 5, 2026
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PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock Round Rock, TX Bld/Serum Cholesterol $78.45 $78.45 $3.26–$70.61 — Aug 6, 2026
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Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of Kyle Kyle, TX Bld/Serum Cholesterol $78.45 $78.45 $3.26–$70.61 — Aug 6, 2026
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Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL $82.97 $230.46 $3.65–$103.71 64% —
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Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL $82.97 $230.46 $3.65–$103.71 64% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $90.65 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 30% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CHOLESTEROL PLEURAL FL $90.65 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 30% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CHOLESTEROL BF $90.65 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 30% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CHOLESTEROL BF $90.65 $129.50 $3.65–$58.27 30% —
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Pam Specialty Hospital of Luling Luling, TX Bld/Serum Cholesterol $98.75 $98.75 $3.26–$88.88 — Aug 6, 2026
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CHOLESTEROL $104.30 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 30% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX CHOLESTEROL $104.30 $149.00 $3.65–$67.05 30% —
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St. David's Medical Center Austin, TX · (512) 476-7111 CHOLESTEROL BLD $361.00 $361.00 $243.31 — Sep 1, 2026
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St Davids Rehab Austin, TX CHOLESTEROL BLD $361.00 $361.00 $243.31 — Sep 1, 2026
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St. David's Georgetown Hospital Georgetown, TX · (512) 476-7111 CHOLESTEROL BLD $361.00 $361.00 $243.31 — Sep 1, 2026
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Heart Hosp of Austin at St. David's Round Rock Round Rock, TX CHOLESTEROL BLD $392.00 $392.00 $19.60–$333.20 — Sep 1, 2026
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Heart Hosp of Austin Austin, TX CHOLESTEROL BLD $392.00 $392.00 $274.01 — Sep 1, 2026
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St. David's Round Rock Medical Center Pflugerville, TX · (512) 341-1000 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total $494.00 $494.00 $3.72–$4.35 — Sep 1, 2026
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St. David's Round Rock Medical Center Pflugerville, TX · (512) 341-1000 CHOLESTEROL BLD $494.00 $494.00 $24.70–$444.60 — Sep 1, 2026
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St. David's South Austin Medical Center Bastrop, TX · (512) 448-7107 CHOLESTEROL BLD $538.00 $538.00 $362.61 — Sep 1, 2026
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St. David's South Austin Medical Center Bastrop, TX · (512) 448-7107 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total $538.00 $538.00 $3.72–$4.35 — Sep 1, 2026
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St.davids Surgical Hospital Austin, TX CHOLESTEROL BLD $551.00 $551.00 $380.19 — Sep 1, 2026
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St. David's North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX · (512) 901-1000 CHOLESTEROL BLD $551.00 $551.00 $27.55–$495.90 — Sep 1, 2026
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St.davids Surgical Hospital Austin, TX Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total $551.00 $551.00 $4.35 — Sep 1, 2026
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St. David's North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX · (512) 901-1000 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total $551.00 $551.00 $3.72–$4.35 — Sep 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $4.79, median $51.03, highest $551.00 — a 115.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $46.62. 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 17 of 30 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 it is

A total cholesterol test measures all the cholesterol in the blood. It is part of a lipid panel, which also gives HDL, LDL and triglycerides.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.