Cholesterol (lipid) test at Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center

701 3rd Ave S, Clear Lake, SD · Sanford Health · · NPI 1851305296

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$80.80

Cash price

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

$101.00

Gross charge

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

$51.81 with Sanford Health Plan Align vs $93.92 with Sanford Health Plan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer	Plan	Negotiated rate	vs. cash
Sanford Health Plan Align	Medicare Replacement	$51.81	↓ -36%
Security Health Plan	Commercial	$55.55	↓ -31%
Ucare	Medicare Replacement	$55.65	↓ -31%
Wellmark SD	Medicare Replacement	$55.65	↓ -31%
Aetna	Medicare Replacement	$56.16	↓ -30%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage	Medicare Replacement	$56.16	↓ -30%
Health Partners	Medicare Replacement	$56.16	↓ -30%
United Healthcare	Medicare Replacement	$56.16	↓ -30%
Primewest	Medicare Replacement	$57.27	↓ -29%
Health Partners	State Employees	$65.35	↓ -19%
Sanford Health Plan	SD Exchange True	$70.01	↓ -13%
Health Partners	Commercial	$75.75	↓ -6%
Sanford Health Plan	Group Health/True	$79.83	↓ -1%
Sanford Health Plan	SD Exchange Commercial	$82.37	↑ +2%
Medica	Choice	$83.33	↑ +3%
United Healthcare	Commercial + Top 20	$84.34	↑ +4%
Wellmark	PPO	$86.86	↑ +8%
Aetna	Commercial	$87.77	↑ +9%
Ucare	Commercial	$88.74	↑ +10%
Medica	Elect	$89.08	↑ +10%
Cigna	Commercial	$90.90	↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network	Commercial	$90.90	↑ +13%
Healthez	Commercial	$90.90	↑ +13%
Multiplan	Commercial	$90.90	↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota	Commercial/Federal	$93.50	↑ +16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota	State Employees	$93.50	↑ +16%
Sanford Health Plan	Commercial/ND Pers	$93.92	↑ +16%