How much does lipid panel cost in Texas?
CPT 80061 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
80061 Lipid panel
Ask to pay
$27
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$332
Medicare $13
Ask $27
$12 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $2,919
What Medicare paysⓘ
$13
Typical price near you
$332
Cash / self-pay price
$358
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) lowest | Hospital | $12cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $12cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $12cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $13cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $13cash | 1.0× | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $22cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $36cash | 2.7× | — |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $43cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $53cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $66cash | 5.0× | — |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $71cash | 5.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $82cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $98cash | 7.3× | — |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $106cash | 7.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $140cash | 10.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $146cash | 10.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $146cash | 10.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $148cash | 11.1× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $155cash | 11.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $155cash | 11.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $186cash | 13.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $197cash | 14.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $197cash | 14.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $197cash | 14.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $203cash | 15.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $203cash | 15.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $204negotiated | 15.2× | — |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $246cash | 18.4× | — |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $252cash | 18.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $266cash | 19.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $267cash | 20.0× | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $267cash | 20.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $306cash | 22.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $358cash | 26.8× | — |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $388cash | 29.0× | — |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $480cash | 35.8× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $552cash | 41.2× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $593cash | 44.3× | — |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $599cash | 44.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $599cash | 44.7× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $608cash | 45.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $802cash | 59.9× | — |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $807cash | 60.3× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $854cash | 63.8× | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $854cash | 63.8× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $854cash | 63.8× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $1,045cash | 78.0× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,106cash | 82.6× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,160cash | 86.6× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,213cash | 90.6× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $1,526cash | 114.0× | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $1,526cash | 114.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $1,526cash | 114.0× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $1,526cash | 114.0× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $1,565cash | 116.9× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) gross charge | Hospital | $1,726cash | 128.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) gross charge | Hospital | $1,735cash | 129.5× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $2,919cash | 218.0× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 8 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 80061 (Lipid panel), Medicare's benchmark rate is $13.39. A fair self-pay target for this line is $26.78. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 80061 is $358.50, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $153.34–$600.91. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 80061 cost in Texas?
For lipid panel (CPT 80061) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $332, with hospitals ranging from $153 to $601 across 74 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $13, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does lipid panel cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for lipid panel (CPT 80061) in Texas is around $332, with hospital prices ranging from $153 to $601 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 80061?
Medicare pays about $13 for lipid panel (CPT 80061). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of lipid panel?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.