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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

South Dakota 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 7 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$26.30$14.79 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$43.65 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $41 to $62Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $14 to $63
$10$20$50$100facility $58professional $26

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
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$64.57
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.12
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 3rd of 51

$40.74

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.