Total cholesterol test cost in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $7.00 to $20.00, with a median of $16.00. The lowest price is at Bella Vista Hospital (Mayaguez). The highest price is 2.9× 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 28, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.00Bella Vista Hospital
Median$16.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$20.00in Puerto Rico
Lowest saves$9.00vs the median
Hospitals in Puerto Rico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista Hospital lowest Mayaguez · Mayagüez, PR CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL | $7.00 | $7.00 | — source file |
| Hospital Comunitario Buen Samaritano Aguadilla · Aguadilla, PR CHOLESTEROL TOTAL SERUM | $12.00 | $12.00 | — source file |
| Hospital de la Concepcion San German · Mayagüez, PR Cholesterol | $14.00 | $14.00 | Dec 26, 2024 source file |
| Hospital Episcopal San Lucas Ponce Ponce · Ponce, PR CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $16.00 | $20.00 | — source file |
| Mayaguez Medical Center Mayaguez · Mayagüez, PR Cholesterol Body Fluid | $17.91 | $17.91 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Doctors' Center Hospital - Bayamon Bayamon · San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Assay Bld/serum Cholesterol | $20.00 | $20.00 | — source file |
| Doctors' Center Hospital - San Juan Santurce · San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Cholesterol Serum Total | $20.00 | $20.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayagüez, PR | 3 | $7.00 | $14.00 |
| San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR | 2 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Aguadilla, PR | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Ponce, PR | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
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
- Massachusetts$29.00
- 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
- 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.