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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 October 2026.

How much does VLDL Cholesterol Measurement cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.14$12.02 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$19.05 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $59Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$10$20$50facility $26professional $15

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
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$53.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$25.12

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 2nd of 51

$21.38

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.