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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 July 2026.

How much does Apolipoprotein Blood Test cost?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 6 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$16.60$16.60 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$26.30 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $17 to $138Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $52professional $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
$16.60
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$24.55

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 10th of 51

$26.30

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.