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Cholesterol (lipid) test at UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown

2720 Stone Park Blvd, Sioux City, IA · UnityPoint Health · · NPI 1962594622

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 28, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$68.56

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$85.70

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$8.03 with United Healthcare vs $55.71 with Avera Health Plan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
United Healthcare HMO $8.03 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare PPO $8.03 ↓ -88%
Nebraska Total Care Managed Medicaid $10.92 ↓ -84%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO $13.39 ↓ -80%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO $13.39 ↓ -80%
Wellmark UPH Self-Funded Commercial $13.39 ↓ -80%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $13.66 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicare Advantage $13.66 ↓ -80%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $13.66 ↓ -80%
Amerivantage Medicare Advantage $14.06 ↓ -79%
Humana Medicare Advantage $14.06 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $14.06 ↓ -79%
Cigna/Midlands Commercial $17.41 ↓ -75%
Aetna HMO $20.09 ↓ -71%
Aetna PPO $20.09 ↓ -71%
Health Partners Open Network Commercial $20.82 ↓ -70%
Medica Exchange Inspire Commercial $44.22 ↓ -36%
Medica Exchange Insure Commercial $49.53 ↓ -28%
Avera Health Plan Commercial $55.71 ↓ -19%
Iowa Total Care Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid not published by hospital

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Cholesterol (lipid) test at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $461.50 $9.09 – $142.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $91.80 $13.39 – $13.39
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $284.05 $9.37 – $286.00
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $804.05 $9.09 – $142.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $646.10 $9.09 – $170.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $695.00 $9.09 – $170.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $110.50 $64.26 – $191.35
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $1,035.00 $9.09 – $102.95

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