Triglycerides test cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test: from $15.40 to $357.00, with a median of $46.22. The lowest listed price is at Norton Brownsboro Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $30.82 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $49.91 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 10 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 Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB FIBROSURE-TRIGLYCERIDES (S/O) File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $15.40 | $77.00 | $5.74–$63.91 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB FIBROSURE-TRIGLYCERIDES (S/O) File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $15.40 | $77.00 | $5.74–$63.91 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB FIBROSURE-TRIGLYCERIDES (S/O) File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $15.40 | $77.00 | $5.74–$65.45 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB FIBROSURE-TRIGLYCERIDES (S/O) File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $15.40 | $77.00 | $5.74–$63.91 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB FIBROSURE-TRIGLYCERIDES (S/O) File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $15.40 | $77.00 | $5.74–$63.91 | 80% |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB TRIGLYCERIDES+1 more line at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $16.52 | $118.00 | $4.89–$103.25 | 86% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $31.68 | $88.00 | $14.78–$88.00 | 64% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 #TRIGLYCERIDES+1 more line at this price source file | $33.00 | $55.00 | $2.65–$13.09 | 40% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES.4 source file | $34.56 | $96.00 | $16.13–$96.00 | 64% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $38.88 | $162.00 | $27.22–$162.00 | 76% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB TRIGLYCERIDES File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $44.00 | $220.00 | $5.74–$182.60 | 80% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB TRIGLYCERIDES File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $44.00 | $220.00 | $5.74–$182.60 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB TRIGLYCERIDES File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $44.00 | $220.00 | $5.74–$182.60 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB TRIGLYCERIDES File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $44.00 | $220.00 | $5.74–$187.00 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB TRIGLYCERIDES File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $44.00 | $220.00 | $5.74–$182.60 | 80% |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $53.55 | $119.00 | $19.99–$119.00 | 55% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $58.05 | $129.00 | $21.67–$129.00 | 55% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC LAB TRIGLYCERIDE+1 more line at this price File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $64.50 | $152.00 | $4.89–$138.32 | 58% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $73.34 | $193.00 | $25.84–$193.00 | 62% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 TRIGLYCERIDES+1 more line at this price source file | $78.60 | $131.00 | $2.65–$13.09 | 40% |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville Clarksville, IN Triglycerides File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $114.83 | $114.83 | $5.57–$97.61 | — |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Triglycerides level File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $330.97 | $441.29 | $4.89–$882.58 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Triglycerides level File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $330.97 | $441.29 | $4.89–$661.94 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Triglycerides level File of Sep 18, 2026 · source file | $330.97 | $441.29 | $3.44–$882.58 | 25% |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Triglycerides level File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $357.00 | $595.00 | $2.87–$535.50 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $15.40, median $46.22, highest $357.00 — a 23.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $32.34. 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 16 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.