Lab tests CPT 84478 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Triglycerides test cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient

In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test as an inpatient: from $8.84 to $101.70, with a median of $20.83. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $11.99 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $42.64 at 95 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 84478, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$8.84Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Median$20.83half pay less
Highest$101.70in this market
Difference11.5×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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.

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Lowest $8.84Highest $101.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 84478 Triglycerides-QST Tech $8.84 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 76% —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 84478 Triglyceride Body Fluid. Tech $8.84 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 76% —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 84478 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES Tech $8.84 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 76% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 84478 Triglyceride Body Fluid. Tech $11.64 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 69% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 84478 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES Tech $11.64 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 69% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 84478 Triglycerides-QST Tech $11.64 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 69% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 Triglycerides. $12.26 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 LS TRIGLYCERIDE (SQ) $12.26 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 SC TRIGLYCERIDE (SQ) $12.26 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 TRIGLYCERIDES, BODY FLUID $12.26 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 LIPO ELECTROPHORESIS 84478 $12.26 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 LIPID, BODY FLUID 84478 $12.26 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 CORONARY RISK PROFILE 84478 $12.26 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 TRIGLYCERIDE (SQ) $12.26 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 Triglyceride Body Fluid.(HMC) $12.26 $37.00 $4.88–$29.60 67% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TRIGLYCERIDE FLUID $29.40 $49.00 $31.85–$41.65 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TRIGLYCERIDES $29.40 $49.00 $31.85–$41.65 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC LIPOPROTEIN ELECTRO W/PHENO -C $29.40 $49.00 $31.85–$41.65 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, PERITONEAL FLUID $29.40 $49.00 $31.85–$41.65 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, PLEURAL FLUID $29.40 $49.00 $31.85–$41.65 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC TRIGLYCERIDE FLUID $29.40 $49.00 $19.99–$41.65 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC TRIGLYCERIDES $29.40 $49.00 $19.99–$41.65 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC LIPOPROTEIN ELECTRO W/PHENO -C $29.40 $49.00 $19.99–$41.65 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, PERITONEAL FLUID $29.40 $49.00 $19.99–$41.65 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, PLEURAL FLUID $29.40 $49.00 $19.99–$41.65 40% —
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PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Hampden Enola, PA Triglycerides $101.70 $101.70 $76.28 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $8.84, median $20.83, highest $101.70 — a 11.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $20.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 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 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.