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Lipid panel (cholesterol test) in San Diego, CA costs $2 to $101. Here's every hospital's price.

7 hospitals in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for lipid panel (cholesterol test) (CPT 80061). The lowest is $2 at Tri-City Medical Center, the median is $11 and the highest is $101 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego. The most expensive hospital lists 41 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Diego, CA median of $11 is 82% below the national median of $59 across 1616 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $6,546. 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 April 2026 and September 2026. 9 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.

$2
lowest cash price in San Diego, CA
Tri-City Medical Center · 32 mi
$8 below the median
$11
median cash price
7 hospitals
41×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
7/16
hospitals with a cash price
9 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Tri-City Medical Center

Oceanside · 32 mi · File May 2026

$2
list $4 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Grossmont Hospital

La Mesa · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$11
list $14 · lowest of 20 lines
3
Sharp Memorial Hospital

San Diego · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$11
list $14 · lowest of 12 lines
4
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Chula Vista · 31 mi · File Apr 2026

$11
list $14 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr

Coronado · 32 mi · File Apr 2026

$11
list $14 · lowest of 4 lines
6
Paradise Valley Hospital

National City · 29 mi · File Sep 2026

$13
list $17 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego

San Diego · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$101
list $195 · lowest of 5 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 San Diego, CA without a price for this procedure

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

Questions people ask