Total cholesterol test cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $4.50 to $40.80, with a median of $13.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Saint Marys — $8.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $19.75 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Saint Marys lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde 3721550 Cholesterol File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $4.50 | $6.93 | $1.70–$26.89 | 35% |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL source file | $6.47 | $6.47 | $3.93–$4.35 | — |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB Steatosis Score source file | $6.75 | $27.00 | $20.53–$21.87 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB Steatosis Score source file | $6.75 | $27.00 | $7.25–$23.49 | 75% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Cholesterol+1 more line at this price source file | $13.00 | $13.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Cholesterol source file | $13.00 | $13.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Cholesterol source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Cholesterol source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Cholesterol File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $24.05 | $37.00 | $1.70–$37.00 | 35% |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 .NMR1+1 more line at this price source file | $40.80 | $51.00 | $3.15–$45.03 | 20% |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 CHOLESTEROL source file | $52.00 | $52.00 | $3.93–$4.35 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $4.50, median $13.00, highest $40.80 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $15.50. 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 2 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.