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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 July 2026.

How much does Apolipoprotein Blood Test cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$18.62$14.45 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$25.70 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $21 to $78Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $28
$10$20$50$100$200facility $29professional $19

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
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.20
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 11th of 51

$25.12

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.