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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Alabama 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 Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$16.22$14.45 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$18.62 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $37Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $16

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
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 28th 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.