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Lipoprotein Particle Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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 4 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$29.51$25.70 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$41.69 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $40 to $186Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $56
$20$50$100facility $85professional $30

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
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$56.23

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 35th of 51

$31.62

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.