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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 October 2026.

How much does VLDL Cholesterol Measurement cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.59 to $16.60.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $33Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50facility $17professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$22.39
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 27th of 51

$12.02

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.