Total cholesterol test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test as an inpatient: from $4.80 to $209.97, with a median of $45.24. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center — $40.44 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $44.10 at 205 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 82465, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $4.80 | $10.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL LAB | $11.83 | $24.64 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 CHOLESTEROL BLOOD | $32.00 | $32.00 | $16.80–$32.00 | — | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $44.10 | $98.00 | $19.60–$83.30 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL INDIVIDUAL | $44.10 | $98.00 | $53.90–$78.40 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $44.10 | $98.00 | $53.90–$78.40 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL INDIVIDUAL | $44.10 | $98.00 | $19.60–$88.20 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $44.10 | $98.00 | $19.60–$88.20 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL INDIVIDUAL | $44.10 | $98.00 | $17.74–$73.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $44.10 | $98.00 | $17.74–$73.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL INDIVIDUAL | $44.10 | $98.00 | $19.60–$83.30 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $45.24 | $87.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $45.24 | $87.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $45.24 | $87.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 CHOLESTEROL FLD | $50.83 | $130.00 | $78.00–$130.00 | 61% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 CHOLESTEROL | $56.18 | $80.25 | $26.74–$68.21 | 30% | — source file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $61.00 | $156.00 | $93.60–$156.00 | 61% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC CHOLESTEROL | $66.24 | $138.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $101.24 | $304.00 | $91.20–$249.28 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 LAB CHOLESTEROL | $121.00 | $121.00 | $63.53–$121.00 | — | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 LAB CHOLESTEROL | $121.00 | $121.00 | $63.53–$121.00 | — | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 lipoprotein | $139.50 | $186.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Total Serum Cholesterol Assay | $209.97 | $209.97 | $3.11–$209.97 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Total Serum Cholesterol Assay | $209.97 | $209.97 | $3.11–$209.97 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4.80, median $45.24, highest $209.97 — a 43.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $44.67 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82465 ($38.78). 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.
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Cholesterol Total | $2.15 | file |