Cholesterol body fluid cost at US hospitals
HC Cholesterol Body Fluid · CPT 84999
$5.40
lowest cash price
$89.28
national median
$1,048.00
highest cash price
618
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $5.40–$1,048.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($174.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($166.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $56.94 | $60.84 | $182.52 |
| Arizona | 19 | $13.69 | $25.75 | $336.87 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $18.56 | $18.60 | $468.54 |
| California | 86 | $5.58 | $53.76 | $720.00 |
| Colorado | 16 | $15.64 | $653.38 | $839.54 |
| Florida | 73 | $18.92 | $185.00 | $655.50 |
| Georgia | 25 | $90.00 | $108.42 | $434.76 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $14.40 | $14.40 | $174.00 |
| Illinois | 40 | $7.20 | $191.40 | $776.80 |
| Indiana | 12 | $66.60 | $120.00 | $494.40 |
| Iowa | 29 | $13.65 | $64.28 | $652.80 |
| Kansas | 9 | $16.80 | $452.19 | $452.19 |
| Kentucky | 10 | $5.40 | $44.13 | $268.64 |
| Louisiana | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 6 | $131.90 | $164.90 | $1,001.90 |
| Maryland | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 25 | $23.15 | $101.00 | $364.00 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $52.00 | $592.70 | $609.62 |
| Mississippi | 10 | $67.41 | $97.24 | $616.50 |
| Missouri | 14 | $49.50 | $58.30 | $962.50 |
| Montana | 1 | $92.80 | $92.80 | $92.80 |
| Nebraska | 10 | $41.68 | $140.50 | $219.24 |
| Nevada | 4 | $17.02 | $18.85 | $32.78 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $174.10 | $174.10 | $174.10 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $20.27 | $25.67 | $226.68 |
| New York | 16 | $51.29 | $60.82 | $93.18 |
| North Carolina | 13 | $53.75 | $53.75 | $89.50 |
| Ohio | 48 | $18.00 | $208.80 | $998.00 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $77.55 | $187.01 | $795.60 |
| Oregon | 5 | $39.18 | $39.18 | $39.18 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | $49.60 | $61.80 | $998.40 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $59.40 | $184.50 | $207.00 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $39.20 | $39.20 | $52.80 |
| Tennessee | 32 | $18.76 | $28.95 | $202.62 |
| Texas | 71 | $21.78 | $88.65 | $716.44 |
| Virginia | 32 | $16.20 | $166.00 | $371.10 |
| Washington | 27 | $26.40 | $89.28 | $628.40 |
| West Virginia | 12 | $998.00 | $998.00 | $1,048.00 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | $41.87 | $62.50 | $1,046.65 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $41.82 | $43.66 | $178.50 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $29.24 | $2.21 – $78.88 |
| HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Selma, CA | $29.45 | $7.95 – $16.85 |
| REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Reedley, CA | $29.45 | $7.79 – $13.04 |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction, AZ | $30.97 | $10.20 – $81.57 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | $31.08 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $31.08 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $31.08 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Middleburg, FL | $31.08 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | $31.25 | $6.07 – $14.99 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $31.25 | $6.07 – $16.13 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | $31.25 | $6.07 – $15.49 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | $31.25 | $6.07 – $15.49 |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center | Chandler, AZ | $31.95 | $10.20 – $129.21 |
| Banner Payson Medical Center | Payson, AZ | $31.96 | $12.14 – $45.90 |
| Banner Behavioral Health Hospital | Scottsdale, AZ | $32.22 | $11.00 – $40.06 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley, CA | $32.26 | $5.02 – $10.03 |
| MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital | Yakima, WA | $32.40 | not published |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) | Luling, TX | $32.76 | $40.64 – $148.73 |
| Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) | Burnet, TX | $32.76 | $40.64 – $148.73 |
| Banner Churchill Community Hospital | Fallon, NV | $32.78 | $13.26 – $48.96 |
| St Jude Medical Center | Fullerton, CA | $34.22 | not published |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo, CA | $34.22 | not published |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange | Orange, CA | $34.22 | not published |
| Adventhealth North Pinellas | Tarpon Springs, FL | $34.33 | not published |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville, CA | $34.43 | $0.41 – $0.97 |
| Adventhealth Fish Memorial | Orange City, FL | $34.77 | not published |
| AdventHealth Deland | Deland, FL | $35.05 | not published |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST | Fort Bragg, CA | $36.30 | $55.00 – $165.00 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma, CA | $36.36 | not published |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa, CA | $36.36 | not published |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka, CA | $36.36 | not published |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna, CA | $36.36 | not published |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa, CA | $36.36 | not published |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital | Novi, MI | $36.96 | $9.85 – $1,079.57 |
| Banner Page Hospital | Page, AZ | $38.15 | $10.71 – $42.75 |
| MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER | The Dalles, OR | $39.18 | $42.44 – $81.62 |
| Sanford Vermillion Hospital | Vermillion, SD | $39.20 | $0.89 – $2.70 |
| Adventhealth Waterman | Tavares, FL | $41.16 | not published |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia, WA | $41.60 | $52.29 – $52.29 |
| Ogallala Community Hospital | Ogallala, NE | $41.68 | $22.44 – $49.47 |
| Community Hospital | Torrington, WY | $41.82 | $22.44 – $49.47 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | $41.87 | $37.86 – $39.50 |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $41.87 | $37.86 – $39.50 |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus | Milwaukee, WI | $41.87 | $37.86 – $39.50 |
| East Morgan County Hospital | Brush, CO | $41.89 | $21.49 – $49.47 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | $43.28 | $7.75 – $92.00 |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $43.55 | $5.80 – $29.00 |
| Washakie Medical Center | Worland, WY | $43.66 | $24.48 – $49.47 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown, KY | $44.13 | $0.01 – $94.64 |
| St. Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $44.23 | $28.52 – $69.04 |