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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

New Jersey 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$8.91$8.32 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$14.79 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $9 to $62Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $9

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
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$13.18
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.47

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 50th of 51

$8.91

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.