Triglycerides test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test: from $4.54 to $1,084.00, with a median of $599.42. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital — $594.88 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $87.78 at 294 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 2 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 Aug 6, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX NE NE TRIGLYCERIDES+5 more lines at this price source file | $4.54 | $22.68 | $2.07–$397.50 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM TRIGLYCERIDES+5 more lines at this price source file | $4.54 | $22.68 | $2.07–$397.50 | 80% |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 TRIGLYCERIDES BODY FLUID+2 more lines at this price source file | $5.40 | $27.00 | $5.59–$21.60 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 TRIGLYCERIDES SPC source file | $8.06 | $40.32 | $2.07–$38.69 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX TRIGLYCERIDES SPC source file | $8.06 | $40.32 | $2.07–$38.69 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM TRIGLYCERIDES BODY FLD source file | $11.76 | $58.80 | $2.07–$25.03 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM TRIGLYCERIDES BODY FLD source file | $11.76 | $58.80 | $2.07–$25.03 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LAB TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $12.43 | $62.16 | $2.07–$305.96 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LAB TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $12.43 | $62.16 | $2.07–$305.96 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM TRIGLYCERIDES BODY FLD source file | $13.72 | $68.60 | $2.07–$25.03 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC TRIGLYCERIDES BODY FLUID source file | $55.44 | $277.20 | $2.07–$47.70 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC TRIGLYCERIDES BODY FLUID source file | $55.44 | $277.20 | $2.07–$47.70 | 80% |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX Triglycerides File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $114.83 | $114.83 | $4.94–$97.61 | — |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 TRIGLYCERIDES OTHER+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,084.00 | $1,084.00 | $747.96–$921.40 | — |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 TRIGLYCERIDES+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,084.00 | $1,084.00 | $65.04–$1,029.80 | — |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX TRIGLYCERIDES+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,084.00 | $1,084.00 | $65.04–$1,029.80 | — |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX TRIGLYCERIDES+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,084.00 | $1,084.00 | $921.40 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $4.54, median $599.42, highest $1,084.00 — a 238.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $4.97. 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 3 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
10 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSPC UNABLE TO MAP- BUNDLE | $1.58 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH SPCCIMEN TRIGLYCERIDES | $1.58 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXSPC UNABLE TO MAP- BUNDLE | $1.58 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH SPC UNABLE TO MAP- BUNDLE | $1.58 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH SPC TRIGLYCERIDES | $1.58 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXSPCCIMEN TRIGLYCERIDES | $1.65 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSPCCIMEN TRIGLYCERIDES | $1.65 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXTRIGLYCERIDES | $1.84 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXTRIGLYCERIDES | $1.84 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH CHEM TRIGLYCERIDES | $2.88 | file |