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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Connecticut 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$10.47$10.47 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$13.80 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$10$20$50facility $20professional $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
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 44th of 51

$10.47

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.