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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Colorado 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 July 2026.

How much does VLDL Cholesterol Measurement cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$9.77$8.71 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$16.98 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $10 to $65Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $10

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
$7.94
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.14
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.02

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Colorado· 31st of 51

$12.02

SD $23.99DC $9.55

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.