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Lipid panel (cholesterol test) at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System

1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date December 16, 2025 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 80061.

$88
Cash price
$54
Median commercial
$109
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $54 — 1% below the Washington, DC metro median of $54. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AnthemHMO Exchange (+1 same-rate plans) $13 negotiated rate
UHCMamsi-Non Options (+1 same-rate plans) $16 negotiated rate
CignaIfp $17 negotiated rate
AetnaPPO $50 negotiated rate
CarefirstHMO $57 negotiated rate
CignaAll Products $57 negotiated rate
CarefirstPPO $59 negotiated rate
AetnaPOS-EPO-HMO $64 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AetnaMedicare Advantage $31 negotiated rate
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 Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System without insurance?

Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $88 for Lipid panel (cholesterol test), against a gross charge of $109. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for lipid panel (cholesterol test) at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System?

Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System lists 8 commercial plan rates for Lipid panel (cholesterol test), from $13 (Anthem) to $64 (Aetna), with a median of $54. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $54.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date December 16, 2025. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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