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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Iowa 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$8.32 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$15.14 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $35Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $13

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$61.66
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.22
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$15.14

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.