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Lp-PLA2 Heart Disease Risk Test

North Carolina 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$28.84$22.91 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$37.15 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $34 to $209Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $21 to $54
$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $29

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
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$46.77

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$33.88

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.