High Cholesterol
High cholesterol has no symptoms, so it's found with a blood test. Care is usually inexpensive: healthy habits and a generic statin. A few people need newer, more costly medicines.
Estimated healthcare costs you pay and other financial effects across the care timeline.
Estimated impact to you over five years
$392-$3,650
Estimated healthcare costs you pay plus costs beyond the medical bill, such as missed earnings. Total medical spending is shown separately and is not added again; it already includes the healthcare portion you may pay. Without coverage or when paying cash, your actual healthcare costs may be much higher than this estimate.
Cholesterol Test & Risk Check
0-1 monthA blood test measures cholesterol. Your doctor uses it with your age, blood pressure, and other factors to estimate heart risk.
Five-year total treatment: Included once in the five-year total
Standard of care: USPSTF (2022); AHA/ACC (2018)
Estimated total impact to you
$60-$590
Standard of care
These care steps follow guidelines from these medical groups.
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults (2022)
Statins for adults 40 to 75 with heart-disease risk factors, based on their risk level.
- American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology: Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol (2018)
Risk checks, healthy habits, statins, and added medicines.
- American College of Cardiology: Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Nonstatin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering (2022)
When to add medicines like ezetimibe.