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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Kentucky 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.13$6.03 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$10.23 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $50Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $8

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
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
$4.47
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.51

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$8.91

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.