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Detailed Lipoprotein Fraction Measurement

Maryland rates for HCPCS 0052U

Measures the cholesterol-carrying particles in blood in more detail than a standard cholesterol panel. Spinning the sample at high speed separates every major lipoprotein fraction — including HDL, LDL and VLDL — along with their subfractions, and each is measured and reported.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Detailed Lipoprotein Fraction Measurement cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.88 to $27.54.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $26Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $30
$20$50facility $14professional $25

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$25.12

AK $75.86NE $22.39

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.