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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Mississippi 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$7.94 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$20.42 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $23Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$10$20facility $20professional $13

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
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$23.99

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 7th of 51

$17.78

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.