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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 October 2026.

How much does Apolipoprotein Blood Test cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$8.91 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$30.90 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $16 to $95Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $60professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.20
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.49
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.27

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Vermont than in Kentucky. 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· 21st of 51

$21.38

VT $85.11KY $12.88

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.