Total cholesterol test cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $19.61 to $53.15, with a median of $34.65. The lowest listed price is at Southern NH Medical Center — $15.04 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $38.22 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 82465, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern NH Medical Center lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 577-2000 HC CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.61 | $53.00 | — | 63% |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Cholesterol Serum/Whole Blood Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.08 | $84.00 | — | 63% |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL source file | $38.22 | $98.00 | — | 61% |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL-SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.15 | $88.58 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $19.61, median $34.65, highest $53.15 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $34.65. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.