Lab tests CPT 84478 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Triglycerides test cost in Durham, NC — inpatient

In Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for triglycerides blood test as an inpatient: from $15.12 to $15.12, with a median of $15.12. Across North Carolina, the median is $48.50 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84478, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$15.12Duke Regional Hospital
Median$15.12half pay less
Highest$15.12in this market
Difference1.0×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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.

median
Lowest $15.12Highest $15.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham, NC · (919) 470-4000 Triglycerides $15.12 $56.00 $5.43–$30.97 73% —
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Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham, NC · (919) 470-4000 Triglycerides $15.12 $56.00 $5.76–$56.00 73% —
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Inpatient: lowest $15.12, median $15.12, highest $15.12.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $21.96 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.