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Lipid panel (cholesterol test) in Richmond, VA costs $26 to $74. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Richmond, VA 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 Richmond, VA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for lipid panel (cholesterol test) (CPT 80061). The lowest is $26 at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center, the median is $74 and the highest is $74 at Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 2.8 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Richmond, VA median of $74 is 25% above the national median of $59 across 1613 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

The files behind these prices are dated between July 2025 and April 2026. 5 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.

$26
lowest cash price in Richmond, VA
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center · 16 mi
$48 below the median
$74
median cash price
5 hospitals
2.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/11
hospitals with a cash price
5 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center

Petersburg · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$26
list $87 · lowest of 12 lines
2
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital

Richmond · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$74
list $123 · lowest of 14 lines
3
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Mechanicsville · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$74
list $123 · lowest of 8 lines
4
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital

Richmond · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$74
list $123 · lowest of 6 lines
5
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center

Midlothian · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$74
list $123 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Hiram W Davis Medical Center

Petersburg · 14 mi · Older file Jul 2025

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list $17
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 Richmond, VA 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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