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Apolipoprotein Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$10.23 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$20.89 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $95Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $28professional $14

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
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$24.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.89
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
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.72

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 44th of 51

$16.22

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.