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VLCAD Enzyme Activity Test

Idaho rates for HCPCS 0257U

Measures how well the enzyme VLCAD is working in white blood cells from a whole blood sample. VLCAD helps the body break down certain fats for energy; this test measures the enzyme's activity rather than examining the gene that makes it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does VLCAD Enzyme Activity Test cost?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$676 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$708 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,239Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,445
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$707.95

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in North Dakota than in Oklahoma. 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$708

ND $1,096OK $302

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.