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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Iowa 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$19.95$15.14 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$28.84 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $20 to $1,380Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $132
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $52professional $20

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
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$50.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$50.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 2nd of 51

$36.31

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.