Total cholesterol test cost in Helena, MT
In Helena, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $27.93 to $29.00, with a median of $28.47. The lowest listed price is at St. Peter's Health — $0.54 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $29.00 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82465, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 11, 2025 and Mar 16, 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 Helena, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter's Health lowest Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 HC CHOLESTEROL File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $27.93 | $32.86 | $4.35 | 15% |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT · (406) 266-3186 Cholesterol level File of Dec 11, 2025 · source file | $29.00 | $29.00 | $20.30–$29.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $27.93, median $28.47, highest $29.00.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.