Lipid (cholesterol) panel cost in Idaho

Prices at 19 hospitals in Idaho, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $63 — 30% below the US median ($90), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center Twin Falls, ID $21 $19 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.3%
St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID $21 $18 ★ 5/5 168 min 12.4%
St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID $21 $30 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.9%
St Luke's Jerome Jerome, ID $21 $19 101 min 14.8%
St Luke's Elmore Medical Center Mountain Home, ID $21 $18 ★ 5/5 113 min 15.1%
St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum, ID $21 $51 ★ 4/5 141 min 14.9%
Treasure Valley Hospital Boise, ID $33 $23 14.8%
Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls, ID $52 $13 ★ 3/5 115 min 14.8%
St Luke's McCall Mccall, ID $60 $53 147 min 14.8%
Gritman Medical Center Moscow, ID $63 $28 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.1%
Idaho Falls Community Hospital, Llc Idaho Falls, ID $74 $13 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.6%
North Canyon Medical Center Gooding, ID $80 $38 111 min 14.9%
Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello, ID $83 $118 ★ 4/5 218 min 13.8%
West Valley Medical Center Caldwell, ID $95 $28 ★ 5/5 131 min 15.1%
Franklin County Medical Center Preston, ID $96 $91 ★ 3/5 188 min 14.4%
Kootenai Health Coeur D'alene, ID $99 $21 ★ 4/5 176 min 14.0%
Power County Hospital District American Falls, ID $102 86 min
Northwest Specialty Hospital Post Falls, ID $154 $13 13.7%
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Idaho Falls, ID $240 $95 ★ 3/5 132 min 12.9%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$63
Cash / self-pay
$63
Insurer-negotiated
$25
Medicare pays
$13
$21$112
Median cash $63  ·  Medicare $13  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $63 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($13). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($27).

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