Triglycerides test cost in Lansing, MI
In Lansing-East Lansing, MI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test: from $7.46 to $46.65, with a median of $8.75. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton — $1.29 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $18.00 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Jul 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte, MI · (517) 543-1050 HB Bilirubin, Total source file | $7.46 | $29.85 | $4.05–$120.00 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton St. Johns, MI · (989) 227-3400 HB Bilirubin, Total source file | $8.75 | $35.00 | $4.05–$353.00 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing, MI · (517) 364-1000 HB Bilirubin, Total source file | $8.75 | $35.00 | $12.32–$28.35 | 75% |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids, MI · (517) 663-2671 TRIGLYCERIDES File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $32.85 | $65.69 | $38.76–$59.12 | 50% |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI · (517) 975-5600 Triglycerides+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $46.65 | $93.30 | $3.14–$53.38 | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $7.46, median $8.75, highest $46.65 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $46.65. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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 of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing, MIHB Assay of Triglycerides | $2.50 | file |