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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 October 2026.

How much does VLDL Cholesterol Measurement cost?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.13 to $10.23.

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 $7 to $17Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$10$20facility $8professional $10

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
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
$4.68
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$9.55

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.