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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

Kentucky 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$8.51 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$9.33 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $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
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.85

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$9.12

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.