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VLCAD Enzyme Activity Test

Mississippi 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 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 4 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$537$427 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$708 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,288Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $355 to $708
$500$1Kfacility $1,072professional $537

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
$707.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 24th of 51

$646

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.