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How Much Does Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 80061 — Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)

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🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.0x more than the cheapest for this procedure. DE averages $13.12 vs PR at $12.88.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
DE$13.12$45.2K3.4K5
VI$13.12$70.8K5.4K7
CA$13.11$24.7M1.9M699
MA$13.11$5.8M442.8K718
KS$13.11$5.1M386.6K289
NJ$13.11$23.9M1.8M366
FL$13.11$24.1M1.8M1.2K
NV$13.11$1.5M117.8K47
PA$13.11$3.6M272.5K178
CO$13.10$1.7M131.3K190
RI$13.10$329.0K25.1K22
NM$13.10$637.7K48.7K59
MT$13.10$193.5K14.8K58
NY$13.10$10.7M815.9K1.5K
NH$13.10$157.5K12.0K92
MD$13.10$4.2M317.2K291
NC$13.10$20.7M1.6M1.2K
TX$13.10$20.8M1.6M1.8K
IL$13.09$5.7M436.1K567
AZ$13.09$7.7M584.5K529
MO$13.09$1.5M116.5K504
OH$13.09$8.6M655.1K476
OK$13.09$2.5M188.0K214
VT$13.09$67.7K5.2K98
CT$13.09$416.6K31.8K207
SD$13.09$386.6K29.5K147
ND$13.09$424.0K32.4K103
GA$13.09$6.3M483.2K642
VA$13.08$5.1M390.2K632
IN$13.08$1.7M130.2K232
MI$13.08$1.5M116.1K331
UT$13.08$765.1K58.5K308
WA$13.08$3.8M292.4K530
WY$13.08$118.3K9.0K71
IA$13.08$1.1M84.7K358
ME$13.07$267.4K20.5K168
LA$13.07$1.6M120.4K365
NE$13.07$782.0K59.9K235
KY$13.07$1.4M104.7K235
AR$13.06$1.3M96.7K405
HI$13.06$1.6M119.9K11
AL$13.06$7.1M546.5K592
DC$13.06$25.4K1.9K16
SC$13.05$2.5M191.7K371
ID$13.05$214.8K16.5K100
OR$13.05$1.5M118.8K347
MN$13.05$1.4M106.6K1.3K
TN$13.04$5.4M413.0K1.3K
WI$13.04$2.7M205.5K530
WV$13.03$272.5K20.9K64
MS$13.02$2.0M154.2K526

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNC$13.8M1.1M$13.10
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNJ$10.9M828.9K$13.11
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryFL$8.4M638.2K$13.12
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedClinical LaboratoryNJ$8.3M633.4K$13.12
Unilab CorporationClinical LaboratoryCA$5.9M450.6K$13.11
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryAL$5.2M396.4K$13.08
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryOH$4.7M360.9K$13.10
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryCA$4.6M347.4K$13.11
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryFL$4.0M307.2K$13.11
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryTX$3.9M300.0K$13.12
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryGA$3.9M295.6K$13.12
Unilab CorporationClinical LaboratoryCA$3.7M283.0K$13.12
Sonora Quest Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryAZ$3.5M267.2K$13.09
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryFL$3.3M253.3K$13.12
Labone LlcClinical LaboratoryKS$3.2M240.7K$13.12
Quest Diagnostics Llc IlClinical LaboratoryIL$3.1M239.5K$13.12
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryTX$2.8M212.2K$13.12
Northwell Health LaboratoriesClinical LaboratoryNY$2.6M199.2K$13.12
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryAZ$2.5M192.7K$13.12
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryTX$2.5M190.1K$13.08

🤔 Is Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 80061 shows a 1.0x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.