Total cholesterol test cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 21 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $19.50 to $862.49, with a median of $355.43. The lowest listed price is at Childrens Hospital Colorado — $335.93 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $60.00 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 9 cities for code 82465, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital Colorado lowest Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CHOLESTEROL, SERUM File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $19.50 | $30.00 | $3.00–$27.60 | 35% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC CHOLESTEROL File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $22.40 | $64.00 | $4.35–$35.84 | 65% |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC CHOLESTEROL source file | $31.50 | $45.00 | $4.35–$38.25 | 30% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL ARUP 0050021 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $44.83 | $128.06 | $4.35–$71.71 | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB CHOLESTEROL TOTAL File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $61.75 | $95.00 | $9.50–$87.40 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CHOLESTEROL FLUID File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $89.05 | $137.00 | $13.70–$126.04 | 35% |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $121.81 | $121.81 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $121.81 | $121.81 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $121.81 | $121.81 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $121.81 | $121.81 | — | — |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=LMPP CHOL TOTAL CDC S File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $163.80 | $252.00 | $25.20–$231.84 | 35% |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $193.08 | $506.75 | $3.70–$456.08 | 62% |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 CHOLESTEROL BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $220.72 | $220.72 | $4.35–$198.65 | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $277.00 | $277.00 | $4.35–$80.33 | — |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 CHOLESTEROL BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $355.43 | $355.43 | $4.35–$319.89 | — |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $355.43 | $355.43 | $4.35–$319.89 | — |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $355.43 | $355.43 | $4.35–$319.89 | — |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $525.75 | $525.75 | $4.35–$473.18 | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 CHOLESTEROL BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $525.75 | $525.75 | $4.35–$473.18 | — |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 CHOLESTEROL BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $711.76 | $711.76 | $4.35–$640.58 | — |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO CHOLESTEROL BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $711.76 | $711.76 | $4.35–$640.58 | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $731.00 | $731.00 | $4.35–$657.90 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 CHOLESTEROL BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $731.00 | $731.00 | $4.35–$657.90 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 CHOLESTEROL BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $862.49 | $862.49 | $4.35–$776.24 | — |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $862.49 | $862.49 | $4.35–$776.24 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $19.50, median $355.43, highest $862.49 — a 44.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $121.81. 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 17 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.