Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel)
Facility: Reading Hospital
Billing Code: 80061 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) is about $17 (about 1.3× the $13 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $18, or about $228 in cash — about the fair price. Located in West Reading, PA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $16 - $19 | 119% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $14 - $109 | 105% |
| Aetnamajor | $35 - $181 | 261% |
| Cignamajor | $181 - $192 | 1352% |
| AmeriHealth | $14 | 105% |
| Geisinger | $17 - $213 | 127% |
| Health Net | $142 - $151 | 1060% |
| HealthPartners | $18 | 134% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $15 - $181 | 112% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $17 - $319 |
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Other Procedures at Reading Hospital
Compare: Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) at other PA hospitals
- Penn State Health St. Joseph · Reading $13
- Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber $13
- Advanced Surgical Hospital · Washington $13
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $14
- UPMC Jameson · New Castle $14
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $14
- Uniontown Hospital · Uniontown $14
- Washington Hospital, The · Washington $14
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.