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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

Alabama rates for HCPCS 83700

A blood test that separates the different fat-carrying particles circulating in the blood from one another and measures how much of each is present. It gives a more detailed picture of cholesterol-related risk than a basic cholesterol panel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 4 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$10.23$9.33 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$12.88 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $24Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $16professional $10

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
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.85

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $12.88 · 19th of 51
OK $19.95MD $8.51

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.