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VLDL Cholesterol Measurement

Tennessee 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.61 to $14.79.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$10$20$50facility $26professional $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
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$3.09
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$14.13

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 36th of 51

$10.23

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.