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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

North Dakota 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.02 to $25.70.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $29
$10$20$50$100facility $9professional $21

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
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 5th of 51

$19.50

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.