Lab tests CPT 84478 Maryland Outpatient

Triglycerides test cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for triglycerides blood test: from $3.00 to $41.24, with a median of $5.79. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 13.7× the lowest.

Why Maryland prices look low: Maryland is the only state where a commission (the HSCRC) sets hospital rates for every payer, so its hospitals publish prices far below the rest of the country. A separate physician fee may still apply.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 84478. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$3.00UPMC Western Maryland
Median$5.79half pay less
Highest$41.24in Maryland
Lowest saves$2.79vs the median

Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV TRIGLYCERIDES, PLEURAL FLUID $3.00 $5.00 —
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MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Leonardtown · Lexington Park, MD TRIGLYCERIDES $4.27 $4.36 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD TRIGLYCERIDES $4.28 $4.37 Apr 1, 2026
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Lipoprotein Profile Triglyc $4.56 $4.65 —
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MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV TRIGLYCERIDES $5.29 $5.40 Apr 1, 2026
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TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC TRIGLYCERIDES $5.49 $5.60 —
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MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV TRIGLYCERIDES $5.75 $5.87 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD TRIGLYCERIDES $5.83 $5.95 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD TRIGLYCERIDES $5.87 $5.99 Apr 1, 2026
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Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Triglycerides $6.26 $6.26 —
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Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC ASSAY OF TRIGLYCERIDES $6.42 $6.55 —
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MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD TRIGLYCERIDES $6.51 $6.64 Apr 1, 2026
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Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD TRIGLYCERIDES $7.39 $7.54 —
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Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD TRIGLYCERIDES $41.24 $41.24 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 7 $4.28 $5.87
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2 $5.29 $5.52
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $3.00 $3.00
Lexington Park, MD 1 $4.27 $4.27
Ocean Pines, MD 1 $6.26 $6.26
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1 $41.24 $41.24
Salisbury, MD 1 $5.49 $5.49

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.

Triglycerides blood test in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.