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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Montana 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$7.59 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$19.05 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $19 to $27Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $5 to $23
$10$20$50facility $22professional $16

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.88

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 6th of 51

$18.62

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.