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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Minnesota 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$17.38 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$35.48 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $20 to $105Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $44
$10$20$50$100facility $60professional $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
$19.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$154.88
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.01

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$31.62

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.