Lab tests CPT 82465 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total cholesterol test cost in Norwalk, OH — inpatient

In Norwalk, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for total cholesterol blood test as an inpatient: from $64.20 to $64.20, with a median of $64.20. Across Ohio, the median is $36.60 at 131 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82465, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$64.20Mercy Health Willard Hospital

Median$64.20half of hospitals charge less

Highest$64.20in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Mercy Health Willard Hospital Willard, OH · (419) 964-5000 HC Cholesterol Serum/Whole Blood Total source file	$64.20	$107.00	—	40%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $64.20, median $64.20, highest $64.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $39.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.