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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

Nebraska 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 6 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$7.41$7.41 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$14.13 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $7 to $71Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $74
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $30professional $7

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
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$22.39

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $16.98 · 6th 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.