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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

Rhode Island 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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$10.00$7.94 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$13.49 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $35Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $10

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.62

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 21st of 51

$11.75

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.