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Lp-PLA2 Heart Disease Risk Test

Louisiana 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$19.95 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$54.95 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $47 to $141Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $19 to $60
$20$50$100$200facility $79professional $35

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
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$47.86

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 14th of 51

$51.29

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.