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Lipid panel (cholesterol test) in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN costs $61 to $283. Here's every hospital's price.

8 hospitals in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, 8 hospitals list a cash price for lipid panel (cholesterol test) (CPT 80061). The lowest is $61 at Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, the median is $143 and the highest is $283 at Ascension St Vincent Salem. The most expensive hospital lists 4.6 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median of $143 is 134% above the national median of $61 across 1430 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

8 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $6 to $609. 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. 4 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.

$61
lowest cash price in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital · 3 mi
$82 below the median
$143
median cash price
8 hospitals
4.6×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
8/12
hospitals with a cash price
4 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
$61
list $170 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital

Shelbyville · 25 mi · File Jan 2026

$71
list $188 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Chi Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital

Bardstown · 27 mi · File Feb 2026

$116
list $273 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Baptist Health Floyd

New Albany · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$143
list $191
5
Baptist Health Louisville

Louisville · 4 mi · File Sep 2026

$143
list $191
6
Baptist Health Lagrange

La Grange · 21 mi · File Sep 2026

$143
list $191
7
University of Louisville Hospital

Louisville · 3 mi · File Jan 2026

$146
list $609 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Ascension St Vincent Salem

Salem · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

$283
list $471 · 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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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