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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

North Carolina 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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$10.23$10.00 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$10.96 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $43Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $14professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$10.23

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.