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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Alaska rates for HCPCS 83719

A blood test that directly measures very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, one of the fat-carrying particles in the bloodstream. It is ordered as part of assessing cholesterol and triglyceride problems and the risk of heart and blood vessel disease. It measures a different particle than the more familiar good and bad cholesterol values.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does VLDL Cholesterol Measurement cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$16.22 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$35.48 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $13 to $148Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $12 to $51
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $29

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
$42.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$91.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$58.88

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$28.84

AK $28.84KY $8.91

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.