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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Kansas 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.89$12.59 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$20.89 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $21 to $33Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $21

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
$15.14
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.02
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
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.47

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 17th of 51

$22.39

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.