Total cholesterol test cost in Knoxville, TN — inpatient
In Knoxville, TN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test as an inpatient: from $3.96 to $36.54, with a median of $3.96. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge and 3 other hospitals. Across Tennessee, the median is $22.91 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 82465, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 27, 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 Knoxville, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge lowest Oak Ridge, TN · (865) 835-1000 CHOLESTEROL SERUM WB TOTAL File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $3.96 | $12.00 | $1.96–$10.80 | 67% |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center lowest Lenoir City, TN · (865) 271-6000 CHOLESTEROL SERUM WB TOTAL File of Aug 27, 2026 · source file | $3.96 | $12.00 | $1.96–$10.80 | 67% |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center lowest Knoxville, TN · (865) 541-1101 CHOLESTEROL SERUM WB TOTAL File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $3.96 | $12.00 | $1.96–$10.80 | 67% |
| Roane County Medical Center lowest Harriman, TN · (865) 316-1000 CHOLESTEROL SERUM WB TOTAL File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $3.96 | $12.00 | $1.96–$10.80 | 67% |
| Peninsula Hospital Louisville, TN · (865) 970-1001 CHOLESTEROL SERUM WB TOTAL File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $7.56 | $12.00 | $3.90–$9.60 | 37% |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell, TN · (865) 545-8000 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.08 | $110.73 | $21.48–$110.73 | 77% |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette, TN · (423) 907-1200 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.54 | $110.73 | $19.27–$110.73 | 67% |
Inpatient: lowest $3.96, median $3.96, highest $36.54 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $5.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82465 ($37.20). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TNCHOLESTEROL SERUM WB TOTAL | $3.60 | file |