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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 July 2026.

How much does Apolipoprotein Blood Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 6 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$15.49$14.13 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$21.88 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $15 to $54Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $22
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $33professional $15

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
$13.80
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$33.11

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kansas $18.20 · 36th of 51
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.