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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles cost?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.76$4.68 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$20.42 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $9 to $51Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $8

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
$11.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$43.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.32

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.7 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.

Colorado· 26th of 51

$11.22

KS $35.48NE $7.59

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.