Triglycerides test cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test as an inpatient: from $6.00 to $106.81, with a median of $41.08. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego — $35.08 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $41.45 at 198 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 84478, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Hc Hc Triglycerides, Fluid (Arup) S/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $8.00 | — | 25% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA VAP Triglycerides File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.20 | $12.00 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 VAP Triglycerides File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.20 | $12.00 | — | 40% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Triglycerides Level File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.35 | $37.00 | $4.44–$49.95 | 45% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $41.08 | $79.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $41.08 | $79.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $41.08 | $79.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-Triglyceride+7 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $60.75 | $81.00 | — | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES - TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $86.25 | $115.00 | $7.27–$92.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES - TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $86.25 | $115.00 | $7.27–$94.30 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES - TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $86.25 | $115.00 | $7.27–$94.30 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES - TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $86.25 | $115.00 | $7.27–$80.50 | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Liv-Triglycerides File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $92.25 | $123.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Bf Triglycerides+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $132.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Smh Triglycerides File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $102.75 | $137.00 | — | 25% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Triglyceride+1 more line at this price File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $106.81 | $178.02 | $124.61–$138.68 | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Triglyceride File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.30 | $178.83 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Triglyceride File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.30 | $178.83 | — | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $6.00, median $41.08, highest $106.81 — a 17.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $41.08 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 9 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84478 ($39.60). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CATriglycerides LC | $2.48 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CATriglycerides, Fluid LC | $2.48 | file |