Triglycerides test cost in El Centro, CA
In El Centro, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for triglycerides blood test: from $6.55 to $6.55, with a median of $6.55. Across California, the median is $41.24 at 200 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Centro, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital lowest Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Triglycerides QSTS | $6.55 | $18.70 | $4.02–$45.18 | 65% | — source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Triglyceride | $24.99 | $71.40 | $4.02–$45.18 | 65% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.55, median $6.55, highest $6.55.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $6.55. 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.
6 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84478 ($41.40). 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.
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CAChol/Hdlc Ratio QST | $3.16 | file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CANon Hdl Cholesterol QST | $3.16 | file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CATriglycerides, Peritoneal Fluid QST | $3.16 | file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CATriglycerides, Peritoneal Fluid QSTS | $3.16 | file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CATriglycerides, Pleural Fluid QST | $3.16 | file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CATriglycerides, Pleural Fluid QSTS | $3.16 | file |