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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 82172

This blood test measures the level of a specific apolipoprotein, a protein that helps carry cholesterol and fats through the bloodstream. It is sometimes used alongside a standard cholesterol panel to give a more detailed picture of cardiovascular risk.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Apolipoprotein Blood Test cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.49$14.13 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$27.54 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $16 to $117Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $19
$10$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $15

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.12
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.95

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. 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.

Colorado· 38th of 51

$17.78

NE $41.69CT $14.79

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.