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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82726

This blood test measures very long chain fatty acids, a type of fat molecule that builds up abnormally in certain rare inherited metabolic conditions, most notably adrenoleukodystrophy. It's typically ordered when a child or adult has symptoms suggesting one of these conditions, such as unexplained nerve or hormone gland problems, or as a follow-up to an abnormal newborn screening result. It requires only a standard blood draw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 6 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$44.67$20.89 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$16.22 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $98Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $18 to $79
$20$50$100$200facility $16professional $45

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
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$63.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 27th of 51

$19.95

NE $46.77DC $14.79

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.