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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Idaho 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$12.88$12.02 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$12.88 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $54Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10$20$50facility $23professional $13

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
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$46.77
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.05

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$14.79

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.