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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Nebraska 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$7.59$7.59 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$23.44 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $8 to $100Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$5$10$20$50$100facility $50professional $8

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
$8.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$45.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$25.70

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 49th of 51

$9.55

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.