go back

Apolipoprotein Blood Test

South 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$18.20$16.60 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$39.81 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $20 to $132Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $62professional $18

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
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.39
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
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.39

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 22nd of 51

$20.89

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.