Total cholesterol test cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient
In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 4 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test as an inpatient: from $12.85 to $40.84, with a median of $19.28. The lowest listed price is at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital — $6.43 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $38.22 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 82465, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 12, 2026 and Jul 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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 CHOLESTEROL source file | $12.85 | $42.00 | $14.49–$39.90 | 69% |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 ASSAY BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 6, 2026 · source file | $13.75 | $25.00 | $2.22–$104.00 | 45% |
| Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 Cholesterol Total+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $24.80 | $40.00 | — | 38% |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 TOTAL CHOLESTEROL File of Jun 6, 2026 · source file | $29.70 | $54.00 | $2.22–$104.00 | 45% |
| Gifford Medical Center Randolph, VT · (802) 728-4441 ASSAY BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $40.84 | $81.69 | $60.46–$77.61 | 50% |
Inpatient: lowest $12.85, median $19.28, highest $40.84 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $29.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.