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Lipoprotein Particle Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 7 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$27.54$27.54 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$29.51 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $28 to $105Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $22 to $45
$20$50$100facility $45professional $28

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
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 51

$28.84

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.