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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Georgia 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$12.88$8.51 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$20.89 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $16 to $72Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $32
$10$20$50facility $25professional $13

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
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$30.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$44.67
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
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.07

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 45th of 51

$16.22

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.