Lab tests CPT 84478 Outpatient

Triglycerides test cost in Cincinnati, OH

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test: from $10.77 to $66.00, with a median of $48.60. The lowest listed price is at Bethesda North and 1 other hospital — $37.83 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $36.60 at 130 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 84478, 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 Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$10.77Bethesda North + 1 more

Median$48.60half of hospitals charge less

Highest$66.00in this market

Difference6.1×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

median

Lowest $10.77Highest $66.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Bethesda North lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Triglycerides File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$10.77	$14.36	—	25%
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital lowest Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Triglycerides File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$10.77	$14.36	—	25%
Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Intralipid source file	$15.30	$30.00	$5.74–$30.00	49%
St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB TRIGLYCERIDE, BODY FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$17.22	$17.22	—	—
The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Triglycerides File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$19.62	$26.16	—	25%
Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Triglycerides+1 more line at this price source file	$41.82	$82.00	$5.74–$82.00	49%
Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Assay of Triglycerides source file	$48.60	$81.00	—	40%
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Assay of Triglycerides source file	$48.60	$81.00	—	40%
Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Assay of Triglycerides source file	$48.60	$81.00	—	40%
Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Assay of Triglycerides source file	$48.60	$81.00	—	40%
Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Assay of Triglycerides source file	$48.60	$81.00	—	40%
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Triglyceride File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$50.40	$84.00	—	40%
West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Triglyceride File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$50.40	$84.00	—	40%
Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Triglycerides File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$59.20	$148.00	—	60%
Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC TRIGLYCERIDES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$66.00	$66.00	—	—

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.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $10.77, median $48.60, highest $66.00 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $59.20. 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 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 ($39.60). 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.

Hospital	Cash price	File
Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OHHc Triglycerides, Self Pay Kh K&V	$3.20	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.