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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Pennsylvania 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$9.55 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$12.88 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $87Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $21professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.19
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$18.62
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$43.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.37
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.19
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.42

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 33rd of 51

$10.96

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.