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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Tennessee 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$15.85$15.14 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$18.20 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $16 to $76Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $24
$5$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $16

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
$32.36
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 45th of 51

$15.85

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.