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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Illinois 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 Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$16.22$10.96 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$28.18 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $21 to $98Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $3 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $36professional $16

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
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$93.33
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.80

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 47th 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.