Total cholesterol test cost in Chicago, IL — inpatient
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 35 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test as an inpatient: from $5.85 to $136.00, with a median of $37.50. The lowest listed price is at NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital and 1 other hospital — $31.65 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $44.50 at 106 hospitals.
Cash prices at 35 facilities across 24 cities for code 82465, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2025 and Apr 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital lowest Glenview, IL Assay Serum Cholesterol | $5.85 | $9.00 | $1.47–$4.82 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital lowest Skokie, IL Assay Serum Cholesterol | $5.85 | $9.00 | $1.47–$4.82 | 35% | — source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 CHOLESTEROL BLOOD TOTAL | $7.70 | $11.00 | $1.22–$8.80 | 30% | — source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL ASSAY SERUM CHOLESTEROL OFFICE PERFORMED | $9.00 | $9.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 ASSAY SERUM CHOLESTEROL OFFICE PERFORMED | $9.00 | $9.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 ASSAY SERUM CHOLESTEROL OFFICE PERFORMED | $9.00 | $9.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 82465 CHOLESTEROL SERUM | $23.95 | $70.43 | $45.78 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC CHOLESTEROL-FLUID | $24.09 | $73.00 | $4.35–$17.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $24.09 | $73.00 | $4.35–$17.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Cholesterol Serum or Whole Bld Total 133 | $24.70 | $69.00 | $3.89–$55.20 | 64% | — source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 82465 CHOLESTEROL SERUM | $27.77 | $81.68 | $53.09 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 Cholesterol Total | $27.77 | $81.68 | $53.09 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 Cholesterol Total | $27.77 | $81.68 | $53.09 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 CHOLESTEROL | $28.56 | $28.56 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Cholesterol Serum or Whole Bld Total 133 | $28.64 | $111.00 | $111.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Cholesterol Serum or Whole Bld Total 133 | $29.61 | $139.00 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$60.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$60.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$60.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$60.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$60.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$60.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$67.50 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$60.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$60.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$60.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 CHOLESTEROL | $37.50 | $75.00 | $32.78–$60.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Cholesterol Serum or Whole Bld Total 133 | $37.53 | $139.00 | $3.89–$109.00 | 73% | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Cholesterol-Laf | $43.00 | $43.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Cholesterol * | $46.15 | $71.00 | $11.57–$37.99 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Cholesterol * | $46.15 | $71.00 | $11.57–$37.99 | 35% | — source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $64.00 | $64.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $64.00 | $64.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $70.36 | $93.81 | — | 25% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB CHOLESTEROL * | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB CHOLESTEROL * | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB CHOLESTEROL * | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Assay Bld/Serum Cholesterol | $73.00 | $73.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $77.31 | $103.08 | — | 25% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 Cholesterol | $78.12 | $217.00 | $52.08–$182.28 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 Cholesterol Body Fluid | $78.12 | $217.00 | $52.08–$182.28 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 CHOLESTEROL, ABD FLD | $86.94 | $108.68 | — | 20% | — source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H CHOLESTEROL TOTAL SERUM | $126.70 | $181.00 | $66.97–$3,678.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $129.58 | $161.98 | — | 20% | — source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Cholesterol | $136.00 | $136.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Cholesterol | $162.00 | $162.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5.85, median $37.50, highest $136.00 — a 23.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 58 facilities here, median $28.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 19 of 22 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82465 ($38.78). 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.
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, ILHC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL FLUID | $3.75 | file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, ILHC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $3.75 | file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, ILHC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL FLUID | $3.75 | file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, ILHC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $3.75 | file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, ILHC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL FLUID | $3.75 | file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, ILHC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $3.75 | file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, ILHC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL FLUID | $3.75 | file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, ILHC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $3.75 | file |