Lab tests CPT 82465 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total cholesterol test cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient

In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test as an inpatient: from $12.00 to $127.00, with a median of $20.40. The lowest listed price is at AdventHealth Orlando — $8.40 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $35.70 at 173 hospitals.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 82465, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$12.00AdventHealth Orlando

Median$20.40half of hospitals charge less

Highest$127.00in this market

Difference10.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

median

Lowest $12.00Highest $137.74

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
AdventHealth Orlando lowest Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$12.00	$12.00	—	—
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Tavares Tavares, FL Body Fluid Cholesterol+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file	$20.01	$20.01	$14.01–$17.01	—
Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Cholesterol-(Nash)-Exc File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$20.40	$51.00	—	60%
Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Cholesterol-(Nash)-Exc File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$20.40	$51.00	—	60%
South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Cholesterol-(Nash)-Exc File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$20.40	$51.00	—	60%
Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Cholesterol-(Nash)-Exc File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$20.40	$51.00	—	60%
Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Cholesterol, Total-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$42.40	$106.00	—	60%
South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Cholesterol, Total-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$42.40	$106.00	—	60%
Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Cholesterol, Total-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$42.40	$106.00	—	60%
Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Cholesterol, Total-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$42.40	$106.00	—	60%
AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$68.57	$68.57	—	—
Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida Orlando, FL · (407) 567-4000 Cholesterol+1 more line at this price source file	$127.00	$127.00	—	—
AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$137.74	$137.74	—	—

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.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $12.00, median $20.40, highest $127.00 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $20.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.

4 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82465 ($38.40). 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
Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FLHb Assay, Bld/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Total	$3.60	file
South Lake Hospital Clermont, FLHb Assay, Bld/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Total	$3.60	file
Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FLHb Assay, Bld/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Total	$3.60	file
Orlando Health Orlando, FLHb Assay, Bld/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Total	$3.60	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.