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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

Tennessee 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$6.61 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$12.59 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $41Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.13

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 35th of 51

$9.55

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.