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Blood Test Separating Cholesterol Particles

West Virginia 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$6.61 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$10.96 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $9 to $34Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $28
$5$10$20$50facility $20professional $7

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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$28.18

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 37th of 51

$9.33

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.