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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Colorado 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 7 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$15.14$14.45 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$26.30 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $15 to $100Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20$50$100$200facility $54professional $15

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
$12.59
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 36th of 51

$18.62

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.