Lab tests CPT 84478 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Triglycerides test cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient

In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test as an inpatient: from $9.88 to $1,188.15, with a median of $12.21. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $2.33 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $23.85 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities 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 Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$9.88Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Median$12.21half pay less
Highest$1,188.15in this market
Difference120.3×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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.

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Lowest $9.88Highest $1,188.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC TRIGLYCERIDES $9.88 $38.00 — 74% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, BODY FLUID $9.88 $38.00 — 74% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, FLUID - RL $9.88 $38.00 — 74% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, FLUID - RL $10.64 $38.00 — 72% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC TRIGLYCERIDES $10.64 $38.00 — 72% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, BODY FLUID $10.64 $38.00 — 72% —
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Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Nmr Lipoprf Triglyceridesp-M $13.78 $17.22 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Card Risk Triglyceridep-M $13.78 $17.22 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Triglycerides Body Fluid-M $13.78 $17.22 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Nash/Ash Fibro Triglycerp-Lc $13.78 $17.22 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Lipid Analy Triglyceride Bfp-M $13.78 $17.22 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Triglycerides $24.03 $30.04 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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PAM Specialty Hospital of Shreveport Shreveport, LA Triglycerides $1,188.15 $1,188.15 $831.71–$1,009.93 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.88, median $12.21, highest $1,188.15 — a 120.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $10.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.