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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

Delaware 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$6.76 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$7.24 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $55Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$53.70
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.85

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 39th of 51

$9.33

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.