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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 8 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$38.02$16.22 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$30.90 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $21 to $145Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $13 to $138
$10$20$50$100facility $50professional $38

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
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$48.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 2nd of 51

$40.74

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.