Total cholesterol test cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $7.30 to $326.00, with a median of $29.00. The lowest price is at Boston Medical Center South (Brockton). The highest price is 44.7× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82465. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.30Boston Medical Center South
Median$29.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$326.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$21.70vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Cholesterol Serum/Whole Blood Total | $7.30 | $16.22 | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Cholesterol Serum/Whole Blood Total | $8.30 | $18.44 | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Cholesterol Serum/Whole Blood Total | $10.80 | $24.00 | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Assay Bld/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Tota | $11.20 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Assay Bld/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Flui | $11.20 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Assay Bld/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Tota | $11.20 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $12.60 | $18.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC CHOLESTEROL | $16.22 | $16.22 | — source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Assay- Bld/Serum Cholesterol | $16.50 | $33.00 | — source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Assay- Bld/Serum Cholesterol | $16.50 | $33.00 | — source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Assay- Bld/Serum Cholesterol | $16.50 | $33.00 | — source file |
| The Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Cholesterol | $17.55 | $27.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cholesterol So | $21.00 | $21.00 | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC CHOLESTEROL | $21.05 | $21.05 | — source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $24.00 | $24.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $27.00 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $29.00 | $29.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Assay Bld/Serum Cholesterol | $33.00 | $33.00 | — source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $35.00 | $35.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA Cholesterol Serum | $37.70 | $39.68 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA Cholesterol Serum | $37.70 | $39.68 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA Cholesterol Serum | $37.70 | $39.68 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ASSAY BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL | $42.20 | $42.20 | — source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $42.75 | $57.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Cholesterol Serum or Whole Blood Total | $44.00 | $44.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $44.00 | $44.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $57.00 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Cholesterol | $69.00 | $69.00 | — source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Cholesterol, Serum or Whole Blood, Total | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $75.00 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Cholesterol Serum or Whole Blood Total | $80.00 | $80.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $102.00 | $102.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CHOLESTEROL SERUM/WHOLE BLOOD TOTAL | $326.00 | $326.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 20 | $7.30 | $25.50 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $16.22 | $16.50 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $44.00 | $70.00 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $37.70 | $37.70 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $17.55 | $25.28 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What it is
A total cholesterol test measures all the cholesterol in the blood. It is part of a lipid panel, which also gives HDL, LDL and triglycerides.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Total cholesterol blood test in other states
- Alabama$29.94
- Alaska$67.00
- Arizona$28.39
- Arkansas$25.25
- California$44.10
- Colorado$60.00
- Connecticut$22.08
- Delaware$59.48
- District of Columbia$47.32
- Florida$35.70
- Georgia$37.50
- Hawaii$40.60
- Idaho$30.60
- Illinois$44.50
- Indiana$31.50
- Iowa$34.73
- Kansas$35.93
- Kentucky$46.80
- Louisiana$15.00
- Maine$25.65
- Maryland$11.66
- Michigan$19.75
- Minnesota$34.07
- Mississippi$27.20
- Missouri$33.23
- Montana$28.47
- Nebraska$52.80
- Nevada$78.00
- New Hampshire$38.22
- New Jersey$6.70
- New Mexico$54.47
- New York$20.21
- North Carolina$30.25
- North Dakota$33.98
- Ohio$36.60
- Oklahoma$33.46
- Oregon$24.05
- Pennsylvania$31.59
- Puerto Rico$16.00
- Rhode Island$29.00
- South Carolina$43.00
- South Dakota$52.20
- Tennessee$22.91
- Texas$67.32
- Utah$104.35
- Vermont$40.84
- Virginia$55.32
- Washington$36.00
- West Virginia$22.00
- Wisconsin$46.19
- Wyoming$34.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.