Triglycerides test cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test: from $13.63 to $70.74, with a median of $15.93. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $2.30 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $25.99 at 112 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 84478, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES | $13.63 | $19.47 | $5.45–$7.82 | 30% | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Assay of Triglycerides - Triglycerides | $14.00 | $14.00 | $4.31–$14.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Assay of Triglycerides - Triglycerides Body Fluid | $14.00 | $14.00 | $4.31–$14.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Assay of Triglycerides - Triglycerides Body Fluid | $14.00 | $14.00 | $4.31–$14.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Assay of Triglycerides - Triglycerides | $14.00 | $14.00 | $4.31–$14.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Assay of Triglycerides - Triglycerides Body Fluid | $14.00 | $14.00 | $4.31–$14.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Assay of Triglycerides - Triglycerides | $14.00 | $14.00 | $4.31–$14.00 | — | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 TRIGLYCERIDES LEVEL | $16.56 | $23.65 | $5.45–$7.82 | 30% | — source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES | $17.85 | $21.00 | $3.83–$21.00 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 TRIGLYCERIDES LAB | $17.85 | $21.00 | $3.83–$21.00 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 TRIGLYCERIDES | $24.48 | $54.89 | $4.31–$49.40 | 55% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Nash Fibro.-Triglycerides | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Triglyceride Fluid | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Triglyceride | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Triglycerides | $70.74 | $70.74 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.63, median $15.93, highest $70.74 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $17.85. 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 6 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.