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Lipid panel (cholesterol test) in Springfield, MO costs $41 to $104. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Springfield, MO 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 Springfield, MO metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for lipid panel (cholesterol test) (CPT 80061). The lowest is $41 at Cox Medical Centers, the median is $51 and the highest is $104 at Citizens Memorial Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Springfield, MO median of $51 is 17% below the national median of $61 across 1430 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $13 to $164. 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 March 2026 and April 2026.

$41
lowest cash price in Springfield, MO
Cox Medical Centers · 16 mi
$10 below the median
$51
median cash price
3 hospitals
2.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/3
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Cox Medical Centers

Springfield · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$41
list $164 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Mercy Hospital Springfield

Springfield · 14 mi · File Mar 2026

$51
list $51 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Citizens Memorial Hospital

Bolivar · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$104
list $130 · 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?

Questions people ask