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Lipoprotein Particle Blood Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 83704

This is a specialized blood test that measures the number and size of cholesterol-carrying particles in the blood, rather than just the total amount of cholesterol. It can identify a pattern of small, dense particles that is linked to a higher risk of heart disease even when standard cholesterol numbers look normal. It is generally used for a more detailed assessment of cardiovascular risk beyond a routine lipid panel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lipoprotein Particle Blood Test cost?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 5 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$25.70$25.70 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$25.70 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $26 to $219Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $26 to $112
$20$50$100$200facility $117professional $26

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
$25.70
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$53.70

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$25.70

AK $66.07MD $25.70

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.