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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

Illinois 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 5 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$8.71$6.92 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$11.75 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $59Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $19professional $9

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
$9.33
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$138.04
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.22

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $10.23 · 38th 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.