Total cholesterol test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $4.35 to $301.20, with a median of $31.20. The lowest listed price is at Advanced Surgical Hospital — $26.85 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $31.59 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 cities for code 82465, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Surgical Hospital lowest Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 CHOLESTEROL source file | $4.35 | $16.50 | $4.13–$9.08 | 74% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CHOLESTEROL LEVEL source file | $9.00 | $18.00 | $4.12–$171.55 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ASSAY BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL source file | $9.50 | $19.00 | $4.12–$171.55 | 50% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA CHOLESTEROL (PART OF LPE)+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $13.20 | $44.00 | $3.93–$44.00 | 70% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHOLESTEROL source file | $13.72 | $19.60 | $3.04–$14.11 | 30% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC CHOLEST SRM/WHOLE BLD TOTAL File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $27.30 | $35.00 | $2.11–$12.60 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC CHOLEST SRM/WHOLE BLD TOTAL File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $27.38 | $37.00 | $2.11–$13.22 | 26% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL+2 more lines at this price source file | $30.60 | $51.00 | $17.19–$39.78 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CHOLESTEROL source file | $30.60 | $51.00 | $13.72–$62.50 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL source file | $31.20 | $52.00 | $4.07–$47.84 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 ASSAY BLD/SER CHOLESTERL P3356+4 more lines at this price source file | $32.40 | $54.00 | $4.30–$47.52 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CHOLESTEROL PNL+4 more lines at this price source file | $36.60 | $61.00 | $3.63–$54.90 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 ASSAY BLD/SER CHOLESTERL P3356+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $46.20 | $77.00 | $3.87–$69.30 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ASSAY BLD/SER CHOLESTERL P3356+4 more lines at this price source file | $64.80 | $108.00 | $4.30–$86.40 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CHOLESTEROL PNL 7905+5 more lines at this price source file | $66.60 | $111.00 | $3.76–$94.35 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL source file | $138.60 | $231.00 | $4.04–$196.35 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CHOLESTEROL P4399+4 more lines at this price source file | $194.40 | $324.00 | $4.03–$275.40 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CHOLESTEROL PNL 7905+6 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $301.20 | $502.00 | $4.30–$426.70 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $4.35, median $31.20, highest $301.20 — a 69.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $34.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 15 of 17 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.