Total cholesterol test cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $13.05 to $1,174.06, with a median of $24.01. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care — $10.96 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $44.10 at 205 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 82465, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 6911lab320 Cholesterol Serum | $13.05 | $32.62 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC 097lab320 Cholesterol Serum | $16.31 | $32.62 | $15.85 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC CHOLESTEROL | $22.25 | $89.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $25.76 | $46.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $25.76 | $46.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 HC Cholesterol | $128.00 | $320.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 HC Cholesterol Total | $128.00 | $320.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Cholesterol Custom | $153.50 | $307.00 | $149.17 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Cholesterol Total | $160.00 | $320.00 | $155.49 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Cholesterol | $160.00 | $320.00 | $155.49 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Los Gatos, CA · (408) 559-2011 CHOLESTEROL BLD | $1,174.06 | $1,174.06 | $176.11–$1,174.06 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.05, median $24.01, highest $1,174.06 — a 90.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $24.01. 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 0 of 4 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.