Total cholesterol test cost in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $5.80 to $39.75, with a median of $26.95. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Mary — $21.15 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $15.00 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 82465, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary lowest Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC CHOLESTEROL | $5.80 | $29.00 | $3.90–$24.73 | 80% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Mary lowest Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC NMR CHOLESTEROL ASSAY | $5.80 | $29.00 | $3.90–$24.73 | 80% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC CHOLESTEROL | $8.96 | $28.00 | $3.92–$25.49 | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC NMR CHOLESTEROL ASSAY | $8.96 | $28.00 | $3.92–$25.49 | 68% | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 ASSAY BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL | $26.95 | $38.50 | $2.18–$29.65 | 30% | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 CHOLESTEROL | $27.84 | $27.84 | $3.74–$27.56 | — | — source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 408-8080 CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WB | $39.75 | $53.00 | $2.59–$53.00 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.80, median $26.95, highest $39.75 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $19.24. 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 4 of 5 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.