Total cholesterol test cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $4.00 to $50.40, with a median of $16.50. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $12.50 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $29.00 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 82465, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Assay, Bld/Serum Cholesterol File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4.00 | $62.00 | $3.55–$58.90 | 94% |
| Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Providence, RI · (401) 274-1100 HC Assay, Bld/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Total source file | $12.60 | $36.00 | $2.00–$33.12 | 65% |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital Warwick, RI · (401) 737-7010 HC Assay, Bld/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Total source file | $12.60 | $36.00 | $2.00–$36.83 | 65% |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC CHOLESTEROL source file | $16.22 | $16.22 | — | — |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford, MA HC Assay- Bld/Serum Cholesterol source file | $16.50 | $33.00 | $4.35–$25.11 | 50% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Assay- Bld/Serum Cholesterol source file | $16.50 | $33.00 | $4.35–$25.11 | 50% |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC CHOLESTEROL source file | $21.05 | $21.05 | — | — |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC CHOLESTEROL source file | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | — |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC CHOLESTEROL source file | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | — |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC CHOLESTEROL source file | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | — |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total source file | $50.40 | $84.00 | $4.60 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $16.50, highest $50.40 — a 12.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $29.00. 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 5 of 6 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.