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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Arizona 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 5 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$15.85$13.18 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$20.89 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $16 to $87Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $132
$10$20$50$100$200facility $37professional $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
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.95

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 48th of 51

$15.85

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.