Total cholesterol test cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 18 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $10.58 to $477.39, with a median of $71.25. The lowest listed price is at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center — $60.67 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $47.32 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 14 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 Apr 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center lowest Olney, MD · (301) 774-8882 CHOLESTEROL SERUM TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.58 | $10.80 | $10.58–$10.80 | 2% |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton, MD · (301) 868-8000 CHOLESTEROL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11.50 | $11.73 | $11.50–$11.73 | 2% |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 ASSAY BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL source file | $18.00 | $36.00 | — | 50% |
| Children's National Rehabilitation and Specialized Care Washington, DC CHOLESTEROL TOTAL source file | $32.00 | $64.00 | $3.85–$270.00 | 50% |
| National Rehabilitation Hospital Washington, DC CHOLESTEROL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.27 | $51.19 | $4.26–$43.51 | 35% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 CHOLESTEROL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47.32 | $72.80 | $4.35–$65.52 | 35% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 CHOLESTEROL SERUM TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.80 | $76.61 | $4.35–$65.12 | 35% |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 LIPOPROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS CHOLESTEROL source file | $50.00 | $100.00 | $4.35–$196.26 | 50% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Cholesterol,Total (Nash)+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $138.00 | — | 50% |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 Cholesterol Total source file | $69.50 | $139.00 | $4.35–$196.26 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC CHOLESTEROL SERUM/BLOOD TOTAL source file | $73.50 | $147.00 | $4.35–$114.66 | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC CHOLESTEROL SERUM/BLOOD TOTAL source file | $73.50 | $147.00 | $4.35–$114.66 | 50% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC CHOLESTEROL SERUM/BLOOD TOTAL source file | $73.50 | $147.00 | $4.35–$114.66 | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC CHOLESTEROL SERUM/BLOOD TOTAL source file | $73.50 | $147.00 | $4.35–$114.66 | 50% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC CHOLESTEROL SERUM/BLOOD TOTAL source file | $73.50 | $147.00 | $4.35–$114.66 | 50% |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total source file | $81.60 | $204.00 | $5.47 | 60% |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 498-4000 CHOLESTEROL BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $382.32 | $382.32 | $4.35–$344.09 | — |
| Reston Hospital Center Vienna, VA · (703) 689-9000 CHOLESTEROL BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $464.27 | $464.27 | $4.35–$417.84 | — |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA · (571) 349-4000 Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $477.39 | $477.39 | $4.35–$338.95 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $10.58, median $71.25, highest $477.39 — a 45.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $69.00. 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 12 of 16 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.