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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

South Carolina 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$12.88$11.22 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$11.22 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $69Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $13

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
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 16th of 51

$12.88

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.