Triglycerides test cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 5 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test: from $26.00 to $163.90, with a median of $78.75. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $52.75 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $36.60 at 129 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 84478, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 TRIGLYCERIDES ASSAY | $26.00 | $40.00 | $0.95–$23.52 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 TRIGLYCERIDES BF W REFLEX TO CHYLOMICRON ELECTROPH | $26.00 | $40.00 | $11.31–$40.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TRIGLYCERIDES, PLEURAL | $36.75 | $49.00 | $16.66–$48.46 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES - TRIGLYCERIDES | $78.75 | $105.00 | $2.72–$94.50 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TRIGLYCERIDES MV | $98.25 | $131.00 | $44.54–$129.56 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HBI TRIGLYCERIDES | $102.75 | $137.00 | $46.58–$135.49 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TRIGLYCERIDES | $102.75 | $137.00 | $46.58–$135.49 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Triglycerides | $108.25 | $108.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Noncdm Charge Record | $122.75 | $122.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 TRIGLYCERIDES- | $163.90 | $298.00 | $5.74–$101.32 | 45% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.00, median $78.75, highest $163.90 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $93.50. 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 2 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 triglycerides test measures a type of fat in the blood. It is usually part of a lipid panel and is ordered alone to follow very high levels or treatment.
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 84478 ($41.60). 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.
| Summa Health System Akron, OHHc Assay Of Triglycerides - Poct Triglyceride | $1.00 | file |