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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 5 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$15.85$15.85 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$25.12 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $16 to $120Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $72professional $16

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
$15.85
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$165.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$26.30

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$15.85

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.