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Lipid panel (cholesterol test) at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

19801 Observation Dr, Germantown, MD 20876. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date March 31, 2026 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 19, 2026. CPT 80061.

$40
Cash price
$39
Median commercial
$40
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $39 — 27% below the Washington, DC metro median of $54. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Blue Cross - MiCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - In (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - KsCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Mo (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NdCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NeCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Johns Hopkins Health PlanJohns Hopkins Commercial $39 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ny (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ny (Excellus)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Pa (Independence)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Pa (Capital)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Pa (Highmark)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - RiCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - ScCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - TnCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Ny Highmark WesternCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Ny Highmark NortheasternCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NcCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - OkCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Or (Regence)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Nv (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Nh (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Nj (Horizon)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NmCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ia (Wellmark)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - IlCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Wi (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - MnCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Il AlternateCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare $39 negotiated rate
Kaiser DomesticKaiser $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - TxCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Oh (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
CignaCigna $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - VtCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Va (Carefirst)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ut (Regence)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Va (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - MsCare First Bcbs $39 negotiated rate

49 additional plan rates in the source file not shown here; the full data is in the hospital's file linked above.

What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does lipid panel (cholesterol test) cost at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital without insurance?

Holy Cross Germantown Hospital's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $40 for Lipid panel (cholesterol test), against a gross charge of $40. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for lipid panel (cholesterol test) at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital?

Holy Cross Germantown Hospital lists 76 commercial plan rates for Lipid panel (cholesterol test), from $39 (Blue Cross - Mi) to $39 (Tricare West Healthnet), with a median of $39. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $54.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Holy Cross Germantown Hospital publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date March 31, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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