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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 October 2026.

How much does Apolipoprotein Blood Test cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.48 to $21.88.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $15 to $62Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $16

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
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$28.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 43rd of 51

$16.60

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.