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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

Maryland 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.13 to $13.80.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $22Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $44
$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.72
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$8.51

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.