Triglycerides test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test: from $5.00 to $106.81, with a median of $41.08. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $36.08 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $41.24 at 200 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 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 Apr 1, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 TRIGLYCERIDES, BODY FL LC | $5.00 | $33.15 | $3.00–$144.38 | 85% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 TRIGLYCERIDES LC | $5.00 | $10.00 | $3.00–$144.38 | 50% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN VAP CHOL,TRIGLYCERIDES LC1 | $5.00 | $11.78 | $3.00–$144.38 | 58% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 TRIGLYCERIDES | $5.00 | $144.38 | $3.00–$144.38 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Hc Hc Triglycerides, Fluid (Arup) S/O | $6.00 | $8.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA VAP Triglycerides | $7.20 | $12.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 VAP Triglycerides | $7.20 | $12.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Triglycerides Level | $20.35 | $37.00 | $4.44–$49.95 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES | $41.08 | $79.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES | $41.08 | $79.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES | $41.08 | $79.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Triglyceride | $60.75 | $81.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Triglycerides | $60.75 | $81.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Triglycerides Fluid 301 | $60.75 | $81.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Triglycerides Fluid | $60.75 | $81.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrlj-Triglyceride | $60.75 | $81.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scren-Triglyceride | $60.75 | $81.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Triglyceride | $60.75 | $81.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-Triglyceride | $60.75 | $81.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES - TRIGLYCERIDES | $86.25 | $115.00 | $17.25–$103.50 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES - TRIGLYCERIDES | $86.25 | $115.00 | $1.00–$112.70 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES - TRIGLYCERIDES | $86.25 | $115.00 | $1.15–$233.73 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES - TRIGLYCERIDES | $86.25 | $115.00 | $1.00–$92.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Liv-Triglycerides | $92.25 | $123.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Bf Triglycerides | $99.00 | $132.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Triglycerides | $99.00 | $132.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Smh Triglycerides | $102.75 | $137.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Triglyceride Body Fluid | $106.81 | $178.02 | $5.02–$140.46 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Triglyceride | $106.81 | $178.02 | $5.02–$140.46 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Triglyceride | $107.30 | $178.83 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Triglyceride | $107.30 | $178.83 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.00, median $41.08, highest $106.81 — a 21.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $41.08. 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 7 of 10 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84478 ($41.60). 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.
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CATriglycerides LC | $2.48 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CATriglycerides, Fluid LC | $2.48 | file |