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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

New Mexico 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$9.55$6.92 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$10.47 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $41Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$10$20facility $15professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
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
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 34th of 51

$10.47

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.