Total cholesterol test cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $5.27 to $61.93, with a median of $11.78. The lowest listed price is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital — $6.51 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $20.21 at 109 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 CHOLESTEROL LAB+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5.27 | $6.20 | $2.90–$6.20 | 15% |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Blood/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Total+1 more line at this price source file | $11.00 | $11.00 | $3.26–$11.00 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Blood/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Total+1 more line at this price source file | $11.00 | $11.00 | $3.26–$11.00 | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Blood/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Total+1 more line at this price source file | $11.00 | $11.00 | $3.26–$11.00 | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 CHOLESTEROL LEVEL source file | $12.55 | $17.93 | $4.13–$5.93 | 30% |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ASSAY BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL source file | $13.63 | $19.47 | $4.13–$5.93 | 30% |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL File of Aug 25, 2026 · source file | $18.51 | $44.75 | $3.26–$40.27 | 59% |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Cholesterol Level+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.00 | $46.00 | — | — |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Cholesterol Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.93 | $61.93 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $5.27, median $11.78, highest $61.93 — a 11.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $11.00. 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 2 of 6 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.