Lab tests CPT 82465 Outpatient

Total cholesterol test cost in San Luis Obispo, CA

In San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $4.71 to $4.71, with a median of $4.71. Across California, the median is $44.10 at 205 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$4.71French Hospital Medical Center

Median$4.71half of hospitals charge less

Highest$4.71in this market

Difference1.0×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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA.

median

Lowest $4.71Highest $17.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
French Hospital Medical Center lowest San Luis Obispo, CA · (805) 543-5353 CHOLESTEROL FLD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$4.71	$12.00	$3.24–$13.19	61%
French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo, CA · (805) 543-5353 RL-LA-NASHFIBSURE 550960C File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$16.12	$41.10	$4.35–$41.10	61%
French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo, CA · (805) 543-5353 RL-A-LBCORP FIBRO 550180C File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$17.30	$44.11	$4.35–$44.11	61%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $4.71, median $4.71, highest $4.71.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $16.12. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.