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Lp-PLA2 Heart Disease Risk Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 83698

This blood test measures the level of an enzyme called lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2, which is linked to inflammation inside artery walls. Elevated levels can indicate a higher risk of plaque buildup and related heart or blood vessel problems, so the test is sometimes used alongside other risk factors to assess cardiovascular risk. It is drawn from a standard blood sample.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lp-PLA2 Heart Disease Risk Test cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$19.95 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$46.77 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $47 to $47Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $54
$20$50$100facility $47professional $28

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
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Kansas than in Nebraska. 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.

Alabama· 18th of 51

$46.77

KS $105NE $30.90

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.