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Lp-PLA2 Heart Disease Risk Test

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 5 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$34.67$34.67 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$34.67 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $35 to $234Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $35 to $120
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $78professional $35

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
$34.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$57.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $34.67 · 49th of 51
AK $105FL $32.36

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.