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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Maine 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 6 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$9.77 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$12.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $110Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $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
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$57.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 26th of 51

$12.88

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.