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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$13.18$10.47 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$16.98 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $72Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $13

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
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.38

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 51

$16.98

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.