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Lipid panel (cholesterol test) in Des Moines, IA costs $27 to $111. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area publish a cash price for lipid panel (cholesterol test) (CPT 80061). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for lipid panel (cholesterol test) (CPT 80061). The lowest is $27 at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center, the median is $34 and the highest is $111 at Mercyone Newton Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 4.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Des Moines, IA median of $34 is 43% below the national median of $59 across 1613 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $8 to $437. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and September 2026. 3 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$27
lowest cash price in Des Moines, IA
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center · 7 mi
$7 below the median
$34
median cash price
4 hospitals
4.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/7
hospitals with a cash price
3 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center

Des Moines · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$27
list $27 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi

Des Moines · 7 mi · File Jan 2026

$34
list $42 · lowest of 24 lines
3
Broadlawns Medical Center

Des Moines · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$66
list $66
4
Mercyone Newton Medical Center

Newton · 38 mi · File Mar 2026

$111
list $170 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 80061. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 80061, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About lipid panel (cholesterol test)

CPT 80061 is a lipid panel: total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides from one blood sample, usually after fasting. It is used to assess heart-disease risk and to monitor cholesterol treatment, and it is part of most annual physicals.

What the price covers

The laboratory analysis only. The blood draw is a separate small charge. If ordered at a routine preventive visit, insured patients usually pay nothing under preventive-care rules; the cash price is for everyone else.

Why prices vary

A lipid panel costs a laboratory a few dollars to run. Hospital list prices range from under $20 to several hundred, and the spread between hospitals in the same city is often twenty times or more. Independent labs and pharmacy-based testing are typically far cheaper than hospital laboratories.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 80061 plus the blood draw?
  • Do I need to fast?
  • Can this be run at an independent laboratory instead?

Hospitals in Des Moines, IA without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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