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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Georgia 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 October 2026.

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

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$8.32 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$18.62 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $68Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$5$10$20$50facility $25professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.79
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$41.69
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.80

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Kansas than in Georgia. 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.

Georgia· 51st of 51

$9.33

KS $51.29GA $9.33

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.