Lab tests CPT 84478 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Triglycerides test cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient

In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for triglycerides blood test as an inpatient: from $5.78 to $5.78, with a median of $5.78. Across Louisiana, the median is $23.84 at 57 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84478, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$5.78Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Median$5.78half pay less
Highest$5.78in this market
Difference1.0×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 Monroe, LA.

median
Lowest $5.78Highest $19.83

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe lowest Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, BODY FLUID $5.78 $25.14 — 77% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC TRIGLYCERIDES $19.83 $86.20 — 77% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, FLUID - RL $19.83 $86.20 — 77% —
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Inpatient: lowest $5.78, median $5.78, highest $5.78.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $16.51 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.