Lab tests CPT 82465 Outpatient

Total cholesterol test cost in Anchorage, AK

In Anchorage, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $33.54 to $33.54, with a median of $33.54. Across Alaska, the median is $67.00 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82465, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$33.54St. Elias Specialty Hospital
Median$33.54half of hospitals charge less
Highest$33.54in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
St. Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK HC CHOLESTEROL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $33.54 $43.00 — 22%
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 $33.54, median $33.54, highest $33.54.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $33.54. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.