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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Florida 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 8 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$15.49$14.45 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$19.95 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $16 to $98Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $45professional $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
$16.60
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$131.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 45th of 51

$16.22

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.