Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl cost at US hospitals
HC Lipoprotein Direct Measurement Ldl · CPT 83721
$5.32
lowest cash price
$61.60
national median
$585.00
highest cash price
858
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $5.32–$585.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($98.55) → Sep 1, 2026 ($60.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $74.10 | $102.96 | $148.98 |
| Arizona | 23 | $7.90 | $15.04 | $97.95 |
| Arkansas | 10 | $22.65 | $42.90 | $117.00 |
| California | 88 | $15.52 | $61.60 | $277.73 |
| Colorado | 17 | $21.34 | $196.52 | $196.52 |
| Florida | 82 | $17.07 | $111.20 | $270.23 |
| Georgia | 25 | $18.36 | $96.72 | $562.75 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $13.76 | $13.76 | $75.75 |
| Illinois | 51 | $5.40 | $65.80 | $140.00 |
| Indiana | 26 | $33.38 | $100.80 | $185.40 |
| Iowa | 30 | $33.57 | $62.40 | $585.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $44.00 | $81.25 | $159.14 |
| Kentucky | 26 | $15.35 | $112.80 | $141.53 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $21.84 | $21.84 | $21.84 |
| Maine | 7 | $86.30 | $116.10 | $169.15 |
| Maryland | 2 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Michigan | 27 | $13.40 | $60.00 | $90.40 |
| Minnesota | 17 | $26.99 | $29.57 | $112.00 |
| Mississippi | 10 | $6.09 | $30.20 | $48.60 |
| Missouri | 20 | $33.00 | $38.50 | $111.15 |
| Montana | 2 | $63.20 | $63.20 | $63.20 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $31.28 | $86.94 | $188.70 |
| Nevada | 4 | $45.31 | $74.62 | $104.11 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $183.25 | $183.25 | $183.25 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $10.50 | $11.55 | $11.55 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $154.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $29.50 | $145.75 | $145.75 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $65.60 | $65.60 | $65.60 |
| Ohio | 68 | $27.95 | $50.05 | $196.20 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | $21.45 | $45.50 | $161.70 |
| Oregon | 12 | $22.40 | $42.50 | $43.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | $27.00 | $54.00 | $205.00 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $47.00 | $65.50 | $134.50 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $54.40 | $57.60 | $92.80 |
| Tennessee | 38 | $5.32 | $16.65 | $81.65 |
| Texas | 109 | $22.35 | $79.81 | $269.07 |
| Virginia | 43 | $16.33 | $47.00 | $121.80 |
| Washington | 32 | $19.20 | $68.64 | $167.30 |
| West Virginia | 18 | $13.50 | $57.50 | $120.00 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $23.10 | $67.50 | $119.36 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $13.44 | $57.81 | $62.51 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $27.46 | $8.33 – $30.20 |
| Van Wert Hospital | Van Wert, OH | $27.95 | $10.50 – $10.71 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $28.26 | $8.82 – $46.30 |
| 26-1214372 NEA Baptist | Jonesboro, AR | $28.69 | $5.51 – $21.00 |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City, CA | $28.76 | $2.14 – $36.58 |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth City, NC | $29.50 | $10.50 – $10.71 |
| 64-0663760 BMH Booneville | Booneville, MS | $29.52 | $10.08 – $29.40 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407, MN | $29.57 | $9.78 – $35.22 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN | $29.57 | $9.78 – $18.86 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN | $29.57 | $9.78 – $41.02 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $29.79 | $10.16 – $42.00 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $29.79 | $10.16 – $26.30 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $29.79 | $10.16 – $60.18 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $29.79 | $10.16 – $60.18 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $29.79 | $10.16 – $23.20 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $29.79 | $10.16 – $14.86 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) | Kettering, OH | $30.00 | $4.51 – $22.05 |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) | Miamisburg, OH | $30.00 | $4.51 – $22.05 |
| Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) | Dayton, OH | $30.00 | $4.51 – $22.05 |
| Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek, OH | $30.00 | $4.51 – $22.05 |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial | Xenia, OH | $30.00 | $4.51 – $22.05 |
| Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) | Hamilton, OH | $30.00 | $4.51 – $22.05 |
| Kettering Health Troy | Troy, OH | $30.00 | $4.51 – $22.05 |
| 64-0682111 BMH DeSoto | Southaven, MS | $30.20 | $9.97 – $29.40 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | $30.20 | $10.50 – $39.52 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo, CA | $30.58 | $2.63 – $31.83 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | $30.74 | $10.50 – $42.50 |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $30.74 | $10.50 – $42.50 |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus | Milwaukee, WI | $30.74 | $10.50 – $42.50 |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center | Sterling, CO | $31.02 | $8.93 – $31.04 |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) | Luling, TX | $31.14 | $8.82 – $70.96 |
| Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) | Burnet, TX | $31.14 | $8.82 – $70.96 |
| Berger Hospital | Circleville, OH | $31.20 | $10.50 – $10.50 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | $31.25 | $9.97 – $17.01 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $31.25 | $10.28 – $17.01 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | $31.25 | $10.28 – $17.01 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | $31.25 | $10.31 – $17.01 |
| CHI Health Nebraska Heart | Lincoln, NE | $31.28 | $10.18 – $55.76 |
| Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) | Smithville, TX | $31.68 | $8.82 – $70.96 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $31.68 | $8.82 – $70.96 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville, TN | $31.71 | $9.97 – $21.00 |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | $31.72 | $10.18 – $52.00 |
| Rappahannock General Hospital | Kilmarnock, VA | $31.80 | not published |
| SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES | Simi Valley, CA | $31.84 | $8.22 – $101.78 |
| 39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County | STARKVILLE, MS | $32.00 | $4.41 – $22.05 |
| Southern Virginia Medical Center | Emporia, VA | $32.10 | not published |
| New Ulm Medical Center | MN 56073, MN | $32.37 | $9.78 – $79.52 |
| St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center | Pasadena, TX | $32.45 | $8.38 – $69.53 |
| St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital | Lake Jackson, TX | $32.55 | $8.05 – $46.50 |
| Arizona General Hospital Laveen | Phoenix, AZ | $32.75 | $6.30 – $116.84 |