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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Maryland 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.71 to $15.49.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $46
$10$20$50facility $8professional $10

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$45.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.02
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.05

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$9.55

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.