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Lipid panel (cholesterol test) in Duluth, MN-WI costs $92 to $109. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Duluth, MN-WI 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 Duluth, MN-WI metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for lipid panel (cholesterol test) (CPT 80061). The lowest is $92 at Essentia Health Virginia, the median is $97 and the highest is $109 at Essentia Health Moose Lake.

The Duluth, MN-WI median of $97 is 59% above the national median of $61 across 1430 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $13 to $147. 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 January 2026. 6 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.

$92
lowest cash price in Duluth, MN-WI
Essentia Health Virginia · 16 mi
$5 below the median
$97
median cash price
4 hospitals
1.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
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hospitals with a cash price
6 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Essentia Health Virginia

Virginia · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$92
list $147 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center

Duluth · 39 mi · File Jan 2026

$97
list $147 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center

Aurora · 15 mi · File Jan 2026

$109
list $147 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Essentia Health Moose Lake

Moose Lake · 64 mi · File Jan 2026

$109
list $147 · 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 Duluth, MN-WI 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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