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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Michigan 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$8.71 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$11.75 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$5$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $10

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
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.57
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.33
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$16.22

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 25th of 51

$12.02

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.