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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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$15.85$9.12 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$20.89 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $21 to $63Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $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
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 20th of 51

$21.88

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.