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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 July 2026.

How much does Apolipoprotein Blood Test cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 8 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$16.98$15.14 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$22.39 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $17 to $102Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $41
$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $17

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
$16.98
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$21.38

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.