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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.59 to $16.98.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21
$10$20$50facility $19professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.85
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
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
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$15.85

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.